Eyeball spots
Eyeball spots: Introduction
Spots that can actually be seen on the eyeball by another person
need to be distinguished
from visual spots or retinal spots that are seen only by the person (e.g. floaters).
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Causes of Eyeball spots:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Eyeball spots.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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causes of Eyeball spots
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Causes of Types of Eyeball spots:
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Eyeball spots: Symptom Checker
Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Eyeball spots, as listed in our database.
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Eyeball spots
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Diagnostic Guides for Eyeball spots
Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- EYE PAIN
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- SCOTOMA
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
- [ read ]
- EYE PAIN
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
- [ read ]
- Eye pain
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Scotoma
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Scotoma
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Scotoma
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
- [ read ]
- Eye pain
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Eye pain
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Scotoma
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Scotoma
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
- [ read ]
- EYE PAIN
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Eyeball spots: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Diagnostic tests for Eyeball spots:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Eyeball spots. Some of these are listed below :
- Eye examination
- Examine the spot on the eyeball and determine location, nature and color of spot
- Look for any foreign bodies, especially under the eyelids
- Evert the eyelid to inspect under the upper eyelid
- Inspect the eye noting the nature of redness, if present. This will help delineate episcleritis, scleritis, uveitis and glaucoma
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diagnostic tests for Eyeball spots
Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Eyeball spots.
Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing
your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information
you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis.
Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- How long have you noticed the spots on the eyeball? - to determine if acute or chronic.
- What color are the eyeball spots? - e.g. pingueculae are yellow nodules on the conjunctiva; pterygium are flesh colored, triangular shaped lesions usually on the border of the cornea and sclera (colored and white part).
- more questions...»
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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse
your condition.
The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Eyeball spots) may include:
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Eyeball spots
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Stories from Users for Eyeball spots
Real-life user stories relating to Eyeball spots:
- Red small spots under the eyes????
- Black Spots In The Eye
- black spot in eye vision
- black spot in eye vision
- Red Spots on Tongue, Dry and Scratchy Eyes
- red spots under the eyes
- Photophobia, eye pain, trails (palinopsia), dark spots, shimmer
- Headaches each afternoon,spots in my eyes
- red spots in the blues of my eyes
- spot on eyeball
- Eye visual spots.. like a tv station slightly out of tune!
- non-moving spots in eye
- Spots in Eyes and Ears
- bulging feeling in eyes with one large black spot
- Child - Spots in the eyes
- Photophobia, eye pain, trails (palinopsia), dark spots, shimmer
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Detailed list of causes of Eyeball spots
The list below shows some of the causes of Eyeball spots mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Eyeball spots
How Common are these Causes of Eyeball spots?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Eyeball spots.
Of the 7
causes of Eyeball spots that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 0
causes are "very common" diseases
- 0
causes are "common" diseases
- 0
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 1
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 6
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 7
causes of Eyeball spots
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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Eyeball spots?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Eyeball spots, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
Classifications of Eyeball spots:
Subtypes of Eyeball spots:
Cotton wool spots
Medical Conditions associated with Eyeball spots:
Eye symptoms (4112 causes), Eye floaters, Vision changes (1965 causes), Blurred vision (729 causes), Blind spot (15 causes), Blindness (240 causes), Visual problems (1962 causes), Vision loss (515 causes), Impaired vision (1238 causes), Vision distortion (1651 causes)
Symptoms related to Eyeball spots:
Eye spots, Eye floaters, Blurred vision (729 causes), Vision changes (1965 causes), Eye symptoms (4112 causes), Floaters (11 causes), Ocular trauma, Foreign body
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News Archives for Eyeball spots
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