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- Svetlana Berestizshevsky, Nitza Goldenberg-Cohen, Ronit Friling, Dov Weinberger, and Moshe Snir.
- 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
- Am. J. Ophthalmol. 2005 Apr 1; 139 (4): 718-9.
PurposeTo report an ocular injury caused by exploding microwave-cooked eggs.DesignCase reports.MethodsTwo children exposed to exploding microwaved eggs were examined for facial burns and ocular trauma.ResultsOne 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.ConclusionsPhysicians 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.
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