[Intraorbital wooden foreign body undetected on CT]

We present the case of an orbital fracture and a wooden foreign body found during surgery. The patient had undergone a pre-operative computed tomography scan but the foreign body had not been seen on these images. We discuss the difficulties in demonstrating wooden objects on CT and describe indicators in patient history, examination findings and radiological signs that might suggest the presence of a wooden object. We emphasise the necessity to explore any orbital injury if there are clinical signs suggesting an intraorbital foreign body.