what is choroidal
Updated January 12, 2016. You've just completed your annual eye exam and your doctor says you passed with flying colors. However, while examining the inside of your eyes, he discovered a small choroidal nevus. Although the name sounds complicated, a choroidal nevus is simply a freckle inside the eye. A choroidal nevus is the name given to a spot, freckle or mole that appears inside the eye or on the eye's surface. Sometimes detected during a dilated eye examination, these pigmented spots are usually flat and slate-greyish in color.