An amelanotic, circum-corneal nevus in a 2-year-old child is described. The nevus presented at birth as a red
spot in the nasal conjunctiva that subsequently enlarged to completely encircle the cornea. The tumour was
partially removed three times, but at the age of 6 years, the nevus still covers the entire limbal region. The
case illustrates that circum-corneal redness in a child may be caused by a nevus and that a conjunctival limbal
nevus in a child tend to recur after incomplete excision.