title: Loss of vision secondary to obsessive-compulsive disorder: a case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a rare case of self-inflicted eye injury secondary to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A 41 year-old patient had significant bilateral visual loss and blunt trauma through touching his ocular cavities due to recurrent doubts regarding their shape and urges to check the format of bones and cartilages. Differential diagnosis with tic disorders is discussed, and the patient's treatment approach is described.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although rare, severe clinical complications can occur in OCD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Psychology and Psychiatry-Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (FMB-UNESP), 18618-970 Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil. torresar@fmb.unesp.br
authors.forename: Albina Rodrigues
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: Mariana de Souza
authors.initials: Mde S
authors.lastname: Domingues
authors.forename: Alvio Isao
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Shiguematsu
authors.forename: Sumaia Inaty
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Smaira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000150:complications*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013981:Tic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity