title: Ocular horn.
abstract: The case of a horn-like hyperplasia of the caruncle of the left eye in a 3-month-old child is reported. An atavistic origin of this growth as a vestigial upper incisor is suggested from the anatomical location of the horn.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Dhir
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Shishku
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krewi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D007223:Infant; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male