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 ...

An epidermal nevus is considered a hamartoma of the epidermis and papillary dermis. The two forms of epidermal nevus are the nonorganoid and the organoid versions. The latter consists of nevus ...

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 ...