A Case of Autoenucleation Associated with a Contralateral Field Defect

Purpose: To report a case of autoenucleation associated with contralateral field defect. Design: 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 examina...

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Published in:Orbit (Amsterdam) 2011-06, Vol.30 (3), p.165-168
Main Authors: Tabatabaei, Seid Ali, Soleimani, Mohammad, Khodabandeh, Alireza
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Eye Enucleation - psychology
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures - methods
Risk Assessment
Self Mutilation - etiology
Self Mutilation - psychology
Substance-Related Disorders - complications
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
Visual Acuity
Visual Field Tests
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Summary:Purpose: To report a case of autoenucleation associated with contralateral field defect. Design: 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.
ISSN:0167-6830
1744-5108
DOI:10.3109/01676830.2011.558972