Purpose: Cicatricial conjunctivitis is an uncommon ocular finding with several possible origins. We report a patient whose obsessive-compulsive disorder involved constant self-induced mechanical trauma to the eyes, leading to bilateral cicatricial conjunctivitis.
Method: Case report.
Results: Based on the history, physical examination, ocular surface scraping, and conjuctival biopsy, other causes of cicatrical conjunctivitis were ruled out, and a self-induced cause was confirmed.
Conclusions: Inquiries pertaining to psychiatric history may be important in patients with cicatricial conjunctivitis.