Ocular injury in children from exploding microwaved eggs.
OBJECTIVE
To report an ocular injury caused by exploding microwave-cooked eggs.


METHODS
Case reports.


METHODS
Two children exposed to exploding microwaved eggs were examined for facial burns and ocular trauma.


RESULTS
One patient sustained mild corneal epithelial damage in both eyes and eyelid burn, which were treated conservatively. The other, injured in the same event, had symblepharon and moderate keratopathy requiring intensive lysis.


CONCLUSIONS
Physicians should be alerted to the potential risk of vision-threatening ocular injury from exploding microwaved foods, and the public should be educated not to cook eggs in microwave ovens.
Berestizshevsky
Svetlana
S
Department of Ophthalmology, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel and Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. msnir@clalit.org.il
Goldenberg-Cohen
Nitza
N
Friling
Ronit
R
Weinberger
Dov
D
Snir
Moshe
M
D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004531:Eggs; D019573:Epithelium, Corneal / Q000293:injuries; D005107:Explosions; D005126:Eye Burns / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005143:Eyelids / Q000293:injuries; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008872:Microwaves; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D014792:Visual Acuity
D002701:Chloramphenicol