Penetrating ocular trauma from an exploding microwaved egg

doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7447.1075-a

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Saurabh Goyal, specialist registrar in ophthalmology (sgoyal@doctors.org.uk),
Yee Fong Choong, specialist registrar in ophthalmology,
Wagih A Aclimandos, consultant ophthalmologist,
Roger L Coakes, consultant ophthalmologist

Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, Kent DA14 6LT
King's College Hospital, London SE5 9RS

EDITOR—Microwave heating results in positive pressure, especially in food confined by a membrane. Eggs with intact shells, intact egg yolks in open shells, and even pierced yolks can explode when microwaved. Exploding microwaved eggs or eggshells have caused facial, eyelid, and corneal burns of varying severity.1 One published case of intraocular trauma from an …