title: Self-inflicted eye-injuries.
abstract: Three cases of self-inflicted eye injuries are described and discussed. A review of the literature shows that several psychiatric diagnoses have been assigned to those who mutilate their eyes, and various unconscious mechanisms proposed to explain this unusual phenomenon.
authors.affiliation: Royal Edinburgh Hospital.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rogers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000523:psychology*