title: [A Roman orbital implant?].
abstract: During an excavation in Regensburg/Germany the skeleton of an approximately 20-year-old Roman man was found who was buried in the 3rd/4th century after Christ. A "stone" was found which fitted into the left orbit precisely. After a thorough investigation of the "stone" and with the ophthalmohistorical literature in mind an orbital "implant" as well as a petrified medical paste ("Kollyrium") could be ruled out almost with certainty. Possibly the "stone" served another medical purpose or was used for protection of the eye.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rohrbach
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harbeck
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Holzhauser
authors.forename: C I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Tekeva-Rohrbach
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mach
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Codreanu-Windauer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000266:history*; D020273:Orbital Implants / Q000266:history*; D010164:Paleopathology; D012384:Rome