A Year With Intraorbital Tree Branch

Abstract

Intraorbital foreign bodies are relatively rare cases among eye emergencies. A complete ophthalmologic examination, supported by detailed anamnesis and diagnostic imaging, is impor-tant for each patient with ocular trauma. The first choice imaging method for suspected orbital foreign body is computed tomography (CT). Diagnosis is relatively easy in these cases, as CT can even de-tect metallic objects approximately 2 mm in size. Wooden orbital foreign bodies are seen low-density and even may sometimes not be seen in CT. Also, the change in their structure over time may cause more difficulty in diagnosis. In this article, we present a patient who was di-agnosed with a wooden structure intraorbital foreign body by oph-thalmological examination and magnetic resonance imaging, one year after ocular injury with the tree branch. © 2020 by Türkiye Klinikleri.