'We Should Always Be Ready to Be Surprised': What We Heard This Week

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Source: MedPage Today

Original: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/what-we-heard/119669...

Published: Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:00:00 -0500

Meghana Tanwar, DO, DNB, of Aravind Eye Hospital in Madurai, India, reported a case of a 16-year-old boy with a swelling on his left upper eyelid that he noticed a few months ago. The swelling was painless and caused only cosmetic problems until two sharp white bumps appeared a month ago. The parents were worried about the tumor and possible vision impairment. Examination revealed two hard white skins with a smooth surface in the left upper eyelid, suggestive of a tooth. A CT scan confirmed a separate tooth in the upper orbit. The tooth was removed surgically under general anesthesia after consultation with a maxillofacial surgeon, the operation lasting about 20 minutes. The boy recovered without complications after the procedure and the wound healed well after two weeks.[4]