[CT localization of foreign intra-ocular bodies]

In the course of three years from the total number of 124 CT examinations indicated by the Ophthalmological Department of the Regional Hospital in Ustí nad Labem ten examinations of the orbit with an intraocular foreign body were made. Based on a group of 10 eyes the authors present a report of their hitherto assembled experience with the use of computed tomography in the diagnosis of intraocular foreign bodies. They draw attention to the advantages but also certain limitations of the location of foreign bodies by CT. In two of 10 cases the foreign body was located incorrectly by CT in the bulbar wall--although it was retrobulbar. In the remaining eight cases the CT examination was a great asset and contributed greatly to successful operation. 50% of the patients have after operation a vision of 6/6.