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Ocular surface injury from a microwave superheated egg resulting in a pseudopterygium
Michael R Gagnon1, Paul J Dickinson
1Department of Ophthalmology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
Eye & Contact Lens
|May 17, 2005
Abstract
Purpose:
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.
Conclusion:
Microwave superheated eggs can result in ocular injury. This case illustrates the potential ocular danger involved with microwave ovens.
