BILATERAL MULTIPLE OCULAR DERMOIDS
- 1 June 1929
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Ophthalmology (1950)
- Vol. 1 (6) , 669-671
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.1929.00810010693001
Abstract
While a single ocular dermoid is not a rare observation, comparatively few cases of multiple dermoids affecting both eyes have been reported. The presence of several such growths on each eye associated with a bilateral partial ptosis makes the case reported noteworthy. History.—M. C., a girl, aged 2 years, was first seen at Bellevue Hospital, service of Dr. John M. Wheeler, on March 21, 1927, with the history of having had growths on both eyes since birth. The parents said that there had been a slow increase in the size of those on the left eye. The family and the past history were unimportant. Examination.—The general physical examination revealed no congenital anomalies other than those of the eyes. The examination of the eye showed, in addition to the dermoids, a bilateral partial ptosis and a moderately high hyperopia (right eye, 4 diopters ; left eye, 6 diopters) asKeywords
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