SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF CORNEAL LIMBAL DERMOIDS BY SIMPLE EXCISION

Abstract

Aim: To study clinical features and surgical outcomes of limbal dermoid excision in Kashmiri patients. Study Design :Interventional, Prospective Material and Methods: 20 patients with epibulbar limbal dermoid who attended the Out Patient department of Government Medical College ,Srinagar, from August 2019 to September 2020, across all age groups were included in the study. All the patients were examined for site, colour, presence of pigmentation and presence of ocular and systemic associations of the lesions and then surgically managed. Simple Excision was done with blade and scissors. Postoperative follow up was done upto 3 months Results: The age group included was 4 to 60 years with male to female ratio 3:2. All the patients had unilateral epibulbar dermoids located at infero-temporal quadrant of the limbus. Most lesions (13 cases - 65%) extended equally to cornea and sclera while a few extended more on the sclera (3 cases - 15%) or cornea (3 cases - 15%). Most (15 cases - 75%) were round. Two (10%) had Goldenhar Syndrome and both had preauricular tags and maxillary hypoplasia. Postoperatively one patient (5%) had corneal thinning and two(10%) patients had granulation tissue formation.Pigmentation of the lesion was seen in 18 cases (80%). Conclusion:Limbal dermoids in Kashmiri patients have clinical characteristics resembling those described in other parts of the world. Treatment with simple excision and supercial sclerokeratectomy gives satisfactory results.