Domestic pressure cooker trauma leading to severe ocular injuries is generally underreported. It can have varying manifestations ranging from penetrating ocular injury to thermal burns. We report a case of pressure cooker explosion presenting as autoevisceration in one eye and thermal burn in the other eye. This case highlights the importance of the need to increase awareness and promote safety measures to help prevent such accidents.
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