American journal of ophthalmology
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To report two patients with ocular burns from explosion of microwaved eggs that caused direct vision-threatening corneal damage. ⋯ Exploding microwaved eggs can cause notable thermal injury to the eyes. The public should be educated about the dangers of cooking eggs in the microwave oven.
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To report a case of epibulbar conjunctival nodules from molluscum contagiosum in a patient with atopic dermatitis. ⋯ Patients with defective or suppressed cell-mediated immunity are at increased risk of unusual ocular involvement with molluscum contagiosum.
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To investigate ultrasound biomicroscopic findings in human eyes with shallow anterior chamber and risk of anterior chamber angle-closure glaucoma after the prone provocation test. ⋯ The present results suggest that no angle closure occurs during the initial increase of intraocular pressure after the prone provocation test. Such an initial increase of intraocular pressure was associated with high pressure in the posterior chamber because of the relative pupillary block. A time lag was observed between the high intraocular pressure caused by the pupillary block and the occurrence of angle closure.
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To report a patient with sarcoidosis of the anterior visual pathways in whom one of the primary symptoms was visual loss lasting 24 hours after exposure to heat. ⋯ Uhthoff phenomenon, typically associated with demyelinating optic neuritis, may occur in an atypical form in patients with sarcoidosis of the optic nerve.