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What Do Bright White Spots Mean On A Mammogram?
White spots in the pupil is a condition that causes the pupil of the eye to look white instead of black.
Alternative Names
Leukocoria
Considerations
The pupil of the human eye is normally black. In flash photographs the pupil may appear red, an effect called "red eye." This is also called the "red reflex" by health care providers, and is entirely normal.
On occasion, the pupil of the eye may appear white. This is never a normal condition and needs to be seen right away by an eye care...
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