TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Self-inflicted penetrating eye injuries using a razor blade: Case report
JO  - BMC ophthalmology
A1  - Razavi, Hessom
A1  - Price, Nicholas
SP  - 14
EP  - 14
VL  - 9
IS  - 1
N2  - BACKGROUND: A 23 year old white male with a history of social and behavioural problems attempted to blind himself chemically, with alcohol, and mechanically, with a razor blade. METHODS: Observational case report of a patient who self-inflicted bilateral scleral lacerations with a razor blade, after losing his job. RESULTS: The patient sustained bilateral inferior scleral perforations, with hypotony and a right traumatic cataract. He received urgent surgical repair, and prophylactic antibiotics. There were no retinal breaks or detachments. He later underwent successful cataract surgery to the right eye. CONCLUSION: Self-inflicted ocular injury can occur in non-psychotic patients, as a situational response to a life event. Urgent repair can completely restore vision in some cases. Referral for psychiatric counseling is mandatory.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1471-2415
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2415-9-14
ID  - ref1
ER  -