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Case Reports
. 1984 Nov-Dec;29(3):179-87.
doi: 10.1016/0039-6257(84)90203-0.

Autoenucleation

H R Krauss, R D Yee, R Y Foos
Case Reports

Autoenucleation

H R Krauss et al. Surv Ophthalmol. 1984 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Autoenucleation is a rare occurrence. An unusual case is presented of a young woman who manually extracted her right globe and was left with a temporal hemianopsia in the remaining eye. Legends surrounding autoenucleation and the medical literature are reviewed, with emphasis on psychiatric aspects and pathologic findings in ocular avulsion.

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