choroidal nevus

crybaby1961

I was diagnosed last november with a choroidal nevus in my left eye. I went to a specialist and had all the test and scanning done and he told me everything was fine and not to worry. I read on the internet that people with blue eyes have a higher risk developing melanoma with this. I'm very concerned about this. Is there any opinion you can give me on this? I have blue eyes.

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Michael J Kutryb, MD

If the nevus is small and benign looking, and stable, then you have very little to worry about other than getting it checked out once a year or so or as directed by your physician. Even if the risk is a little higher in blue eyed patients it really doesn't change things at all. The risk of malignant progression depends mostly on the size and thickness. If it is small and flat then usually the risk is extremely low.

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crybaby1961

Thank you for your response. I guess mine is small and flat because they only want to check it yearly but they sure took enough pictures of it, like a eye scan, you could see everything, I was there for a few hours. I have to go back in the fall, hopefully it will be ok. I have heard that they are very common.

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crybaby1961

Is there anyone on this forum who has this?

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