A Case of Autoenucleation Associated with a Contralateral Field Defect
Purpose: To report a case of autoenucleation associated with contralateral field defect. Design: Observational case report. Methods: A 36 year old man was referred to the emergency ward with his right eye attached to a fork. His history revealed drug abuse with ecstasy. Results: Visual field examination revealed a temporal hemianopia on the left eye. There was no change in the visual field defect after intravenous steroid, two months after initial presentation. Conclusions: Contralateral visual field defect may be associated with autoenucleation. A visual field test is recommended in all cases with traumatic enucleation.
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