Eye freckles, or ocular nevi, are pigmented spots that appear in or on the eye, similar to a mole on the skin. They are usually harmless and do not cause symptoms or affect vision. Noticing a spot on ...

A choroidal nevus is a flat, benign pigmented area that appears in the back of the eye. A choroidal nevus represents an accumulation of pigmented cells in the choroid. Choroidal nevi present no ...

Although a diagnosis can usually be made without further investigation, other congenital melanocytic nevi can present in similar locations. A café-au-lait patch can present on the face, but its ...

The gray-blue hyperpigmentation of this patient's periocular skin and the eye itself is consistent with a diagnosis of nevus of Ota, also known as oculodermal melanocytosis. Scleromelanocytosis would ...