Corneal injury from explosion of microwaved eggs.
OBJECTIVE
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.
Yoo
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RT
Washington National Eye Center, Washington Hospital Center, DC, USA. rty1@whcmlib.mhg.edu
Rivera
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Campbell
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Butrus
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D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000637:transplantation; D003296:Cooking; D003315:Cornea / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D004531:Eggs; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000637:transplantation; D005107:Explosions; D005126:Eye Burns / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating; D008872:Microwaves; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents