Post-traumatic affections in the eslhalic triangle of the face, námely in the orbital region are often the cause of serious disfiguration. Its component may also be strabism in conscqucncc of injury in the orbital region or trauma in the CNS. A lacking contour of the orbit evokes an impression of a void expression in the face that may be accented by strabism of an even blind eye, causing further disharmony. Successful elimination of strabism can con-tribute to an improvement of the patienťs face as well as of the patienťs selfconfiden

        Key words: post-traumatic strabism - defect - orbit - eranial rim - surgical intervention.