‘Vanderpump Rules’ Alum Lala Kent Diagnosed With Precancerous Eye Condition

The 34-year-old reality star was previously misdiagnosed with inflammation of the eye.

Lala Kent attends the Summer Spectacular Benefiting the Brent Shapiro Foundation in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sept. 10, 2022. Andrew Toth/Getty Images for Brent Shapiro Foundation

After seeking a second medical opinion for an abnormal growth near the iris of her eye, former “Vanderpump Rules” star Lala Kent says the mass has been diagnosed as precancerous.

“I have an update on the eye,” the 34-year-old reality star began an Instagram Story on Wednesday.

“I got a text from the doctor that I went and saw last night at 10:30 p.m. I’m so grateful, he said, ‘The specialist can see you tomorrow at 9 a.m.,’ so I was there at 9 a.m. She looked at it she said that it is precancer.”

Kent was prescribed chemotherapy drops, which she must apply for three months.

“Now I know that sounds terrifying, I cried obviously,” the mother of two said. “At that point in time—God willing—it kills all of the cancerous cells. If it doesn’t, we'll cross that bridge when we get to it and talk about surgery.”

Earlier this week, the actress, who starred in the 2021 Bruce Willis-led thriller “Out of Death,” shared that she first noticed the small, pink growth on her sclera about two months ago, according to Bravo.

In a since-expired Instagram Story, posted May 13, Kent said the first eye doctor she visited told her the abnormality looked like an inflamed pinguecula.

According to the Cleveland Clinic, pinguecula is a noncancerous yellowish mass that develops on the white part of the eye, often due to long-term sun exposure or eye irritants, like wind or dust. Eyedrops may alleviate irritation caused by the bumps, which don’t clear on their own and can be removed only via surgery.

However, Kent said the diagnosis “didn’t feel right” because the eyedrops the doctor prescribed “weren’t working.” This prompted the reality star to seek a second opinion.

“A week and a half ago, it started becoming an actual—it looked like a blister to me. ... Again, it could be nothing, and that is the hope, that when they go in that it’s nothing,” she said. “I’m trying to stay positive.”

The Canadian Cancer Society reports that the most common precancerous eye conditions are primary acquired melanosis, a brown spot on the eye; and conjunctival intraepithelial neoplasia, a condition that can resemble pink eye. Abnormal eye growths may develop into cancer if left untreated.