Any idea what could be causing a dark spot on my t500's LCD?

http://i31.tinypic.com/28syntt.jpg
its small but distracting since im working with photoshop all day, i already requested a shipping box to try and get this fixed, but am wondering if there is anyway to fix it at home, already tried cleaning with every lcd safe wipe i have but it doesnt seem to go away. if i tilt the lcd away from me the spot seems to moved toward me so i think its a problem with something near the diffusers. also, is this too small for lenovo to bother fixing? i dont want to send it in and have them send it back. I have the accidental protection plan so even if they say its caused by pressure ( its been on my desk for the past few weeks due to school being out so i doubt that) they should fix it right?

if the spot moves, then you can rule out the LCD itself as the actual culprit.
Regards,
Jin Li
May this year, be the year of 'DO'!
I am a volunteer, and not a paid staff of Lenovo or Microsoft

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