Autoenucleation: a case report and literature review.
OBJECTIVE
To inform readers of the psychopathology underlying ocular autoenucleation.


METHODS
Case report and literature review.


METHODS
Surgical and psychiatric units of tertiary care medical center.


METHODS
One male adult patient with schizophrenia.


RESULTS
Clinical results of this patient were resolution of psychotic symptoms with anti-psychotic medication and blindness in patient's left eye.


CONCLUSIONS
This case report is consistent with many cases in the medical and psychiatric literature which demonstrate a psychotic illness underlying acts of autoenucleation. A review of the literature emphasizes the need for aggressive multidisciplinary treatment of the medical emergency and underlying psychiatric condition.
Fan
Alexander H
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Dr. Fan is a staff psychiatrist, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.