Is it dangerous to have a freckle on my eye?

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  1. Dr. Abdhish Bhavsar
     
    Dr. Abdhish Bhavsar of American Academy of Ophthalmology answered:
    The "freckle in the retina" is typically a choroidal nevus and it is a medical condition and can lead to a choroidal malignant melanoma in approximately 1 in 10,000 patients. It should be followed at least every year. 
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    The "freckle in the retina" is typically a choroidal nevus and it is a medical condition and can lead to a choroidal malignant melanoma in approximately 1 in 10,000 patients. It should be followed at least every year.  More