TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Corneal injury from explosion of microwaved eggs
JO  - American journal of ophthalmology
A1  - Yoo, R. T.
A1  - Rivera, Pedro M.
A1  - Campbell, J. P.
A1  - Butrus, S. I.
SP  - 390
EP  - 392
VL  - 125
IS  - 3
N2  - PURPOSE: To report two patients with ocular burns from explosion of microwaved eggs that caused direct vision-threatening corneal damage. METHODS: The initial examination and treatment of both patients are described. RESULTS: Both patients were initially examined with severe decrease in the visual acuity of both eyes. The first patient required limbal conjunctival transplantation and a subsequent penetrating keratoplasty in the right eye and prolonged treatment of superficial keratitis in the left eye. The second patient sustained bilateral corneal epithelial defects and unilateral intrastromal hemorrhage. CONCLUSIONS: Exploding microwaved eggs can cause notable thermal injury to the eyes. The public should be educated about the dangers of cooking eggs in the microwave oven.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-9394
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -