title: A case of autoenucleation associated with a contralateral field defect.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of autoenucleation associated with contralateral field defect.
  
  
  METHODS
  Observational case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 36-year-old man was referred to the emergency ward with his right eye attached to a fork. His history revealed drug abuse with ecstasy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Visual field examination revealed a temporal hemianopia on the left eye. There was no change in the visual field defect after intravenous steroid, two months after initial presentation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Contralateral visual field defect may be associated with autoenucleation. A visual field test is recommended in all cases with traumatic enucleation.
authors.affiliation: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Seid Ali
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Tabatabaei
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soleimani
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khodabandeh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015353:Eye Enucleation / Q000523:psychology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014792:Visual Acuity; D058609:Visual Field Tests