brown spots on white part of eye

[Usterzai]

Hi i have brown spots i white part of my right eye, one is towards the right and other is on the bottom, the bottom one i knew it had been there for quite sometime but the right one i just saw two months ago i went to two eye specialists one of them said its a pigment the other said it melanosis or can be a pigment. but they said keep an eye for any changes and come back after 3 months to a year should i be worried about it and glucoma runs in the family but my pressure is normal which is 16 in both eyes they said my eye where healthy when one of the doctor did a dilated xam and the other took pictures of inside eye, please let me know coz i get anxiety at times and have to spend sleepless nights worrying

Thanks

[Sandra M Brown, MD]

Well it seems to me that your greater problem is excessive anxiety about a mild medical condition.  If you have dark brown eyes, small gray or brown spots on the surface of the eye are normal and harmless.  Depending on your age and the appearance of the brown spot, it may be melanosis, which requires observation every 6 - 12 months to determine whether it is changing.  Pigment on the surface of the eye is not connected to glaucoma.

[Usterzai]

Thanks for your answer, my eyes are brown and I do have the worrying nature. But i feel better now ....