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  • Title: Autoenucleation.
    Author: Krauss HR, Yee RD, Foos RY.
    Journal: Surv Ophthalmol; 1984; 29(3):179-87. PubMed ID: 6393408.
    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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