How rare are freckles in your eyes?
When the eye freckle is on the iris (the colored part of the eye), it's called an iris nevus. Approximately 6 in 10 people have one. Are freckles in the eye common? A freckle in your eye might seem odd, but they're actually common and usually harmless. If you have one, your eye doctor may want to watch it over time. It's rare, but they can turn into a type of cancer called melanoma.