Oculophilia
Encyclopedia
Oculophilia is a sexual fetish (or paraphilia
) for the eye
. The phenomenon is described in some detail by Jonathan Coe
in his 1997 novel The House of Sleep. However, the interest of the person in question is not always of an entirely sexual nature, but sometimes of an intellectual nature. The fetish may manifest itself in a desire for actual physical contact and interaction with the eye, including licking.
Paraphilia
Paraphilia is a biomedical term used to describe sexual arousal to objects, situations, or individuals that are not part of normative stimulation and that may cause distress or serious problems for the paraphiliac or persons associated with him or her...
) for the eye
Human eye
The human eye is an organ which reacts to light for several purposes. As a conscious sense organ, the eye allows vision. Rod and cone cells in the retina allow conscious light perception and vision including color differentiation and the perception of depth...
. The phenomenon is described in some detail by Jonathan Coe
Jonathan Coe
Jonathan Coe is an English novelist and writer. His work has an underlying preoccupation with political issues, although this serious engagement is often expressed comically in the form of satire. For example, What a Carve Up! reworks the plot of an old 1960s spoof horror film of the same name...
in his 1997 novel The House of Sleep. However, the interest of the person in question is not always of an entirely sexual nature, but sometimes of an intellectual nature. The fetish may manifest itself in a desire for actual physical contact and interaction with the eye, including licking.