Orbital foreign body (bullet)

Case contributed by Hidayatullah Hamidi
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

History of air gun injury in right eye.

Patient Data

Age: 10 years
Gender: Female

Bullet is noted in the right orbital apex. 

No bony fracture. No hematoma formation. 

The anterior and posterior chambers are intact.

Case Discussion

An interesting case, air gun bullet is noted in the right orbital apex. No gross abnormality is noted in the anterior and posterior eye chambers, nor in the orbital muscle cone. 

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