Unsuccessful Self-Enucleation in a Schizophrenic Patient

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Self-enucleation is a very unusual form of self-mutilation directly linked to mental illness.

In this case we present a 26-year-old schizophrenic patient who attempted to enucleate his eye with a rollerball pen.

Antipsychotic therapy and emergency surgery saved the patient eye and emphasize the importance of quick response and good collaboration between psychiatric and ophthalmic teams.