[A Roman orbital implant?].

Authors :: Rohrbach JM
Harbeck M
Holzhauser P
Tekeva-Rohrbach CI
Mach M
Codreanu-Windauer S
Source :: Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde [Klin Monbl Augenheilkd] 2012 Nov; Vol. 229 (11), pp. 1138-41. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Sep 25.
Publication Year :: 2012
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.<br /> (Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.)