Limbal dermoids are uncommon — an eye doctor may see just one or two cases during his career, said Dr. Mark Fromer, director of Fromer Eye Centers in New York City and an ophthalmologist at ...

While limbal dermoid tumors are very rare, eye doctors do typically see one to two cases in their tenure, according to Mark Fromer, of Fromer Eye Centers, in New York City.

Thomas John Limbal dermoids are most frequently found at the inferior temporal quadrant of the eye and are benign congenital tumors that contain choristomatous tissue (tissue not normally found at ...

Limbal dermoids are uncommon — an eye doctor may see just one or two cases during his career, said Dr. Mark Fromer, director of Fromer Eye Centers in New York City and an ophthalmologist at ...

Limbal dermoids are rare - occurring in about one in 10,000 patients. 'I have seen a couple in my career, but I’ve seen over a 100,00 patients,' he said.

Limbal dermoids are rare – occurring in about one in 10,000 patients. ‘I have seen a couple in my career, but I’ve seen over a 100,00 patients,’ he said.

Limbal rings aren’t associated with any health conditions that doctors and researchers know of. Having limbal rings (or not having them, for that matter) isn’t a reason to worry.

The mass proved to be a limbal dermoid, a benign tumor that can appear within the cornea—this particular one just happened to have several black hairs growing out of it.

Here’s Dr. Lindy on Limbal Dermoid Day: And despite the man’s surgery being successful, removal of the hairy eyeball tumor actually led to ‘little improvement in visual acuity’ because he ...