My mother in law went to the eye doctor and was told she had a birthmark inside her eye, but was not given too much other information.  I have tried to look it up on google and web MD, but cannot find much info about it.
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It is called an Iris Nevus, which means it is a freckle. I have one also and didnt know what it was until recently. My eyes are very  green and the "freckle" is  kinda reddish brown and located near the pupil and about the same size, as the pupil of my right eye. I was told it is nothing to worry about unless it does change. I have listed some sites that I  found to be informative. Hope this helps you. Blessings :)
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If there are no changes in his vision & it isn't painful - it is most likely "pink eye". The problem is this - most forms of "pink eye" are actually caused by viruses, but the drops doctors give are to kill bacteria. Why would they do this? So parents won't give them a hard time (don't tell your child's pediatrician I told you!) You can go back & get more drops if you'd like to, but it probably won't do any good.\n\nI would suggest just waiting a week & look for signs of clearing (as long as there are NO vision changes, etc). If it still hasn't cleared at that point, your doctor may refer to an opthalmologist.
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There is no known cause; is appears and then diappears seemingly out of nowhere. It should NOT leave any permanent marks. I am not sure if you can get it again later in life.
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Talk to your eye doctor!
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False. \nThe average newborn’s eyeball is about 18 millimeters in diameter, from front to back (axial length); it grows slightly to a length of approximately 19½ millimeters as an infant; and it continues to grow gradually to a length of about 24-25 millimeters, or about 1 inch, in adulthood.  (A ping-pong ball is about 1½ inch in diameter, which makes the average adult eyeball about 2/3 the size of a ping-pong ball.)  The eyeball is set in a protective cone-shaped cavity in the skull called the “orbit” or “socket.”
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Hi there.  If it is small and under your eye (NOT in it)  It is probably a milia, which is harmless, but is not a zit you can pop or anything.  It is just a tiny tiny cyst.  If you go to a dermatologist they can extract it with a very simple procedure where they stick a small sterile needle into the milia and then use an extraction tool to get it out.  I have had a few and a nurse always gets them for me.
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LOL, well by the time I had my fourth and fifth kid, I had seen and read so much about childbirth that I didn't even notice all those things. I just was so focused on the fact that this little guy was staring in my eyes and actually real and had just been INSIDE me for almost a year. Amazing.\n\nI have to admit, it's a little shocking at first. But all that body "stuff" is the same things doctors get used to and don't notice anymore either, so. hmmmm. \n\nInteresting comments. Sorry you haven't had the accompanying joys yet.
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You were born without pigment in that particular place(your birthmark) that is very common. Don't be alarmed. I went to school (long time ago!) with a boy who had the problem on his head and he had a lock of pure white hair in the middle of his brown hair.  I also know someone who has this on their chin and his facial hair in that spot is white.
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The fingerprint can't appear in the scar!\n\nWhat a Jerry Springer question.
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This has got to be the most target-specific question I have ever seen here.\n\nI mean, a phone book check turned up nothing for you on this? Or a series of calls to a dermatogist's office to clarify?
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As a Metaphysical practitioner , usually birth marks are a result of exit from your past life \n\nFor example if you killed in a auto accident and your face was smashed on the right side , you may have a birth mark there now. \n\nI would try a past life  regression
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Is it actually the white bit of her eye?  I think this can be quite common and looks alot more serious than it actually is, however because your grandmother is on the medication I think it's important she goes to see her gp, especially if this happens to her often
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It's called hyper-pigmentation and it's hard to make completely clear, in fact there will probably always be a mark in the area.  There are many prescription creams with an ingredient called hydroquinone in them that are used to bleach the skin.  There are also over the counter creams with this medicine but they are not as strong.  Even the prescription creams do not work well, most patients of mine stop using the cream before they see any results.  You apply the cream once or twice daily for as long as a year.  It is also expensive and your insurance may not cover it because it is considered cosmetic.  Good luck to you.
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Yes.  The woman is heterozygous for colorblindness (mutant from mom, normal from dad).  Since colorblindness is sex-linked recessive (i.e. carried on the x-chromosome, so males only have one copy and females have two), the son inherited the mutant allele from his mother, and non from his father.  The daughter inherited the normal allele for color vision from her mom and the mutant from her dad.  Since colorblindness is recessive, she has normal color vision.\n\nThe woman is also a carrier for hemophilia (mutant from dad, normal from mom).  The daughter would be normal no matter what unless her dad has hemophilia because she gets a normal allele from him.  She could be a carrier or could be homozygous dominant.  The son inherited the normal allele from his mom, and nothing from his dad.\n\nBy the way, contrary to the previous answer, both colorblindness and hemophilia are sex-linked _recessive_ traits.  And expression of a given allele does not "skip a generation," no matter what; it is always the result of the combination of alleles, not whether the gene was expressed in the previous generation.\n\n__________\nThat's interesting, because my textbook from AP bio states, "color-blindness is a mild disorder inherited as a sex-linked trait," but maybe you know something that the professors who wrote my textbook do not?  There's also the minor detail that both my AP bio teacher last year and my genetics professor this year used colorblindess as an example of a sex-linked trait.  And for what it's worth, Wikipedia states, "the genes for the red and green color receptors are located on the X chromosome."\n\nAutosomal traits are, by definition, not sex-influenced, as autosomal means carried on any chromosome other than the sex choromosomes.
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Ok....I do believe that some things CAN cause birth marks on a child....My husbands mother walked in and found her father dead while she was pregnant with my husband and he was born with several health problems ( all of which were fixed and he was fine and healthy) THEN, my husband was in a severe car accident and died when i was 7 months pregnant with my infant daughter ( whos 4 months old) she had a two vessel umbilical cord (when a normal pregnancy has threvessels) and was born with a birth mark called a "port wine stain" running from her foot to her hip...so, yes, I believe that stress, being frightened etc during pregnancy CAN cause birth marks....
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I had the same symptoms as a child and it did turn out to be a tumor. It is still there because the risk to take were to great. It started when I was 11 or 12 . I am 32 now so dont getstressed about it being a tumor. Watch her motor skills as well. When cutting paper for some reason it would happen to me as well. A simple CT scan can find it but dont start there. First check vision and sinus tract first. Again there is cause for concern but if you get scary responses on here dont freak out and just follow the steps until the problem is resolved.
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I would start by seeing a general ophthalmologist.  He/she might then refer you to an ophthalmologist that specializes in oncology or oculoplastics.