Technique for the removal of limbal dermoids.
OBJECTIVE
To report a surgical technique for the removal of limbal dermoids.


METHODS
We propose a method of deep excision and lamellar keratoplasty for limbal dermoid removal.


RESULTS
This technique achieves near-normal postoperative appearance and function in patients with limbal dermoids.


CONCLUSIONS
This method appears to offer an effective means of limbal dermoid removal.
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Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington, USA.
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D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000601:surgery; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016039:Corneal Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016850:Limbus Corneae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D013536:Suture Techniques; D016896:Treatment Outcome