• Eye & contact lens · May 2005

    Case Reports

    Ocular surface injury from a microwave superheated egg resulting in a pseudopterygium.

    • Michael R Gagnon and Paul J Dickinson.
    • Department of Ophthalmology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
    • Eye Contact Lens. 2005 May 1; 31 (3): 109-10.

    PurposeTo describe the first case of ocular surface injury resulting in a pseudopterygium from a microwave superheated egg.MethodsCase report.ResultsA 12-year-old girl sustained an ocular surface injury resulting in a pseudopterygium from a microwave superheated egg.ConclusionMicrowave superheated eggs can result in ocular injury. This case illustrates the potential ocular danger involved with microwave ovens.

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