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  • Title: Self-enucleation: forget Freud and Oedipus, it's all about untreated psychosis.
    Author: Large MM, Nielssen OB.
    Journal: Br J Ophthalmol; 2012 Aug; 96(8):1056-7. PubMed ID: 22373824.
    Abstract:
    Self-enucleation is a rare but serious ophthalmological and psychiatric emergency. It has traditionally been considered to be the result of psycho-sexual conflicts, including those arising from Freud's Oedipal complex and Christian religious teaching. However, an analysis of published case reports suggests that self-enucleation is a result of psychotic illnesses such as schizophrenia. Early treatment with antipsychotic medication in the case of unilateral or threatened self-enucleation might prevent some cases of blindness.
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