Gagnon Michael R, Dickinson Paul J
Department of Ophthalmology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
Eye Contact Lens. 2005 May;31(3):109-10. doi: 10.1097/01.icl.0000140909.60000.c8.
To describe the first case of ocular surface injury resulting in a pseudopterygium from a microwave superheated egg.
Case report.
A 12-year-old girl sustained an ocular surface injury resulting in a pseudopterygium from a microwave superheated egg.
Microwave superheated eggs can result in ocular injury. This case illustrates the potential ocular danger involved with microwave ovens.