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.

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