Abstract
The authors report a case of a bilateral limbal dermoid in a 4-year-old girl with no extraocular anomalies or systemic associations. The child's best corrected visual acuity was 20/50 in the right eye and 20/40 in the left eye. There was a small limbal dermoid located on the inferotemporal side in the right eye and a large elevated limbal lesion that extended over the visual axis in the left eye. Limbal dermoid excision and lamellar keratoplasty were performed in the left eye and followed by a simple excision of the limbal dermoid in the right eye. Histopathological examination confirmed the clinical diagnosis of a dermoid. At the 2-year follow-up visit, the child's best corrected visual acuity had improved to 20/30 in both eyes. Tumors of the corneal limbus are extremely rare. Simple excision is a viable method of treatment for smaller, superficial lesions, although larger lesions can obstruct the visual axis and produce irregular astigmatism and amblyopia. In this patient, surgical intervention resulted in a reasonable cosmetic and final visual outcome. [J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2021;58(4):e27-e29.].
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