Case of congenital cystic eye and accessory limb of the lower eyelid.

Case ReportA female child first presented at the age of 8 months.Since birth the left eyelids had failed to open and were showing increasing distension.In addition, there was a protuberance from the left lower eyelid, also present since birth (Fig. 1).On examination, the left orbit was found to contain a cystic swelling which distended the upper lid, while projecting from the left lower lid was a rudimentary accessory limb.Examination of the right eye and orbit revealed no abnor- mality.FIG.l.-Congenital cystic eye and accessory limb of the lower eyelid.External appearance of the child.