Self-inflicted eye-injuries.
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.
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Royal Edinburgh Hospital.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000523:psychology*