We retrospectively studied the efficacy and safety of different surgical approaches to treating pediatric limbal dermoids with regard to intra and postoperative complications. The data of 12 ...

Limbal dermoids are most frequently found at the inferior temporal quadrant of the eye and are benign congenital tumors that contain choristomatous tissue (tissue not normally found at that location).

A 19-year-old Iranian man could see an unusually hairy problem. A rare cyst on his right eyeball sprouted hairs - impairing his vision and causing him discomfort every time he blinked. The hairy ...

A rare tumor in a 19-year old man caused hair to grow on his eyeball, researchers report. The tumor, called a limbal dermoid, was benign and had been present since birth. It gradually grew in size ...

A man underwent surgery to remove what researchers nicknamed a "hairy eyeball tumor" called a limbal dermoid, which has hair growing out of the eye tumor. Creative Commons A rare tumor has caused hair ...

A rare tumor in a 19-year old man caused hair to grow on his eyeball, researchers report. The tumor, called a limbal dermoid, was benign and had been present since birth. It gradually grew in size ...

Corneal renewal and repair are mediated by stem cells of the limbus, the narrow zone between the cornea and the bulbar conjunctiva. Ocular burns may destroy the limbus, causing limbal stem-cell ...