Wooden foreign bodies can remain entrapped in the orbit for long time and lead to complications like orbital cellulitis, abscess formation, chronic discharging sinus, noninfectious inflammation, and fibrosis.[1‑5] They can migrate intracranially leading to chronic brain abscess or undergo spontaneous extrusion. They may rarely lead to gaze evoked amaurosis.[1] This clinical image describes a case of retained wooden foreign body in the orbit and ethmoidal sinus, which was removed after a period of 9 months in spite of repeated orbital explorations.

Wooden foreign bodies can remain entrapped in the orbit for long time and lead to complications like orbital cellulitis, abscess formation, chronic discharging sinus, noninfectious inflammation, and fibrosis.[1‑5] They can migrate intracranially leading to chronic brain abscess or undergo sponta...