What's the point of LEA EAX, [EAX]?

Question

LEA EAX, [EAX]

I encountered this instruction in a binary compiled with the Microsoft C compiler. It clearly can\'t change the value of EAX. Then w

Answer 1

LEA EAX, [EAX]

Indeed doesn't change the value of EAX. As far as I understand, it's identical in function to:

MOV EAX, EAX

Did you see it in optimized code, or unoptimized code?