title: Ultrasound biomicroscopy in the diagnosis and management of limbal dermoid.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the use of ultrasound biomicroscopy in the diagnosis and management of limbal dermoid.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used ultrasound biomicroscopy to examine an 18-month-old Asian girl with a congenital limbal mass with corneal extension. A biopsy of the mass was obtained.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Clinical examination, ultrasound biomicroscopy, and biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of limbal dermoid.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ultrasound biomicroscopy may serve as a useful diagnostic adjunct for limbal dermoids. Additionally, it may be helpful in delineating the extent of these lesions.
authors.affiliation: Corneal and Refractive Surgery Services, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston 02114, USA.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Azar
mesh_terms: D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016850:Limbus Corneae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography