Calcification and Ossification within the Orbit

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Abstract
The radiological diagnosis of [human] orbital lesions can be aided by an understanding of the significance of the various kinds of Ca deposits. Orbital calcification may be metastatic or dystrophic, with ossification occurring in degenerated eye tissue in the presence of an abundant blood supply. It is the dystrophic type which is usually visualized radiographically. Intraorbital calcification was categorized according to its configuration and location [ocular; extraocular; and extraorbital extending into the orbit] on frontal radiographs. Lesions discussed include cataract, phthisis bulbi, vascular abnormalities, infection and tumor.

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