Ocular surface injury from a microwave superheated egg resulting in a pseudopterygium.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the first case of ocular surface injury resulting in a pseudopterygium from a microwave superheated egg.


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
A 12-year-old girl sustained an ocular surface injury resulting in a pseudopterygium from a microwave superheated egg.


CONCLUSIONS
Microwave superheated eggs can result in ocular injury. This case illustrates the potential ocular danger involved with microwave ovens.
Gagnon
Michael R
MR
Department of Ophthalmology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
Dickinson
Paul J
PJ
D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000293:injuries; D003296:Cooking; D019573:Epithelium, Corneal / Q000293:injuries*; D005107:Explosions; D005126:Eye Burns / Q000209:etiology*; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology; D005138:Eyebrows; D005143:Eyelids / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008872:Microwaves; D010063:Ovum; D011625:Pterygium / Q000209:etiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity