[Orbital foreign bodies].

Abstract

Orbital foreign bodies are found in a variety of instances according to the foreign body, its volume, its nature and its location. Clinical cases are variable. In an emergency, the suspicion of an orbital foreign body in case of an orbital wound is studied as well as the surgical indications for extraction of this foreign body. Later, a misdiagnosed orbital foreign body can lead to infectious complications such as cellulitis, orbital abscess, fistula, or cerebral abscess with possible mortality. The different cases are presented with their surgical indications.