An eight-week-old, male Labrador retriever puppy was presented with an abnormal appearance of the left cornea, observed after the eyelids opened in the second week of life.
Ocular examination showed a large central dermoid of the left cornea.
The dermoid was excised by superficial keratectomy, and healing was uneventful.
The dermoid was classified as a Manns second type. To the authors knowledge, a Manns second type corneal dermoid has not previously been reported in a dog.
Source: D. K. Brudenall, M. E. Bernays, R. L. Peiffer Jr (2007): Central corneal dermoid in a Labrador retriever puppy. In: Journal of Small Animal Practice 48 (10), 588590.
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