Dark spot behind pixels

So my T61p has a bizarre dark spot behind the pixels, as it shifts depending on one's point of view- it is darker than it should be, though not totally black (i.e. on white it shows as sort of greyish, and on black it shows up darker, as well)
A few months ago in another location it developed two light spots, but it wasn't bad enough to warrant going without a laptop until repaired, but this new development is a little more noticeable. Are there any fixes for this that can be done without sending it for repairs? Also, if the screen is to be replaced, is there an estimate of cost and time? As a graduate student, it would be quite difficult to go for any time without my laptop, as it is my primary computer, and is used for my research and data collection.
Currently I am running JScreenFix, although that is to be used primarily for dead or stuck pixels, and I don't think this is the case here.
Cheers

Contact Apple in the UK. They will resolve the problem.

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Sorry to repeat. But I don't understand why what I posted yesterday disappeared.
My story is long to write down. I hope any of you who got experience with dark spots/patterns on iMac screens can help me to look into the problem I appreciate your help.
The associated pictures of this post can be found here in my google album:
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I purchased my iMac 24 inch in July 2008. After using it for 2 months, I noticed some dark patterns started to appear on the machine’s 24 inch screen. I should have taken it to Apple back then if I wasn’t using it all the time.
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*"They basically told me that I got the patterns because there was some weird “white substance” everywhere in my machine."*
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