What is a nodular focus of enhancement in eye on MRI?

[trish4665]

I had an MRI of my brain w/wo contrast on Friday.  It was for reasons unrelated to my eye.  But on the report, it noted a 5mm nodular focus of enhancement along the lateral surface of the lens of the right globe.  I don't have my appointment with the ophthalmologist for a while now and can't find anything online about this.  Wondering what this is.  Thanks so much.  

[trish4665]

Thanks so much.  I do have what I have always referred to my freckle in my eye for a while now. (not sure when it appeared, but it's been a while).  Could that be what is showing up?  I haven't ever had vision issues so I haven't been to an ophthalmologist.  So nobody has ever really looked at it.  Thanks again.
Tricia

[Christopher C Shen, MD]

Hard to say what that might be without clinical correlation but 5mm is fairly significant size for the eye and not sure exactly what is referred to as the lateral surface since the lens is typically referred by anterior and posterior surfaces.  In any case, I think given the fact that it is in one eye only and it appears to be well-defined, I would probably bring it to your ophthalmologist's attention and have him/her do a complete eye exam to exclude a mass within the eye.