%0 Journal Article
%T Self-inflicted eye injury
%A Abdullah M. Alfawaz
%A Abdulqader Aljarad
%A Mohammed A. Gogandy
%A Sabah S. Jastaneiah
%J Archive of "Annals of Saudi Medicine".
%D 2017
%R 10.5144/0256-4947.2017.245
%X Individuals with a factitious ocular disorder feign or exaggerate having an eye injury or intentionally produce an eye injury so as to assume the role of a sick person. We report two cases of self-inflicted ocular injury using needle-like foreign bodies and razor that represent possible diagnoses of Munchausen syndrome. Both patients presented with different clinical pictures that misguided the clinical diagnosis and delayed proper management. Although self-inflicted ocular injuries are rare, ophthalmologists should be aware of the possibility of their existence, particularly when caring for patients with psychiatric conditions
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6150577/