Pupil - White Spots
Alternate Names : Leukocoria
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What to Expect at your Health Care Provider's Office
The medical history will be obtained and a physical examination performed.
Medical history questions documenting white spots in the pupil may include:
- When did you first notice this?
- Are both eyes affected?
- Is there any change in the vision, including a decrease in vision, blurred vision, or others?
- What other symptoms are also present?
- Is there a family history of disease, such as congenital cataracts or retinoblastoma, both of which tend to be hereditary?
- Are the eyes crossing?
- Any recent eye surgery?
The physical examination will include a detailed eye examination.
Diagnostic tests may include:
AFTER SEEING YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
If a diagnosis was made by your health care provider as the cause of white spots in the pupils, you may want to note that diagnosis in your personal medical record.
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