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The uncovering of a bizarre and frightening self-wounding symptom in a borderline patient led the writer to explore some possible significances - both concrete and metaphorical - of the eyes in clinical work. Melanie Klein's concept of scotomisation, a very primitive form of defence, is used to shed light upon the case material.