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			3 year old boy with swelling under the left eye  
			 
			 Digital Journal of Ophthalmology 1997 Volume 3, Number 17 April 16, 1997
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			Mina Massaro, MD | Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Philadelphia, PA James A Katowitz MD | Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Philadelphia, PA 
			  
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| Ancillary Testing |  Radiographic Studies 
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				Figure 1 
				As was noted in the history, initial CT scanning revealed a left medial wall fracture. Repeat CT scan of orbits revealed penetrating trauma by a cylindrical foreign body imbedded in the nasal cavity which caused fractures to the left medial orbit wall, nasal septum, and lateral nasal wall.			 
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