Ocular horn.

Case report

English

Dhir SP, Shishku MN, Krewi A.

Department of Ophthalmology, Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya.

Br J Ophthalmol. 1989 Apr;73(4):317-8.

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.

Keywords: Ocular horn.

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