When they are popped in a celebratory fashion, champagne corks can leave the bottle at speeds up to 60 mph.
When these collide with the eye, there is ample opportunity for serious injury and vision-compromising complications.
Healio/Ocular Surgery News spoke with Fasika Woreta, MD, MPH, the incoming president of the American Society of Ophthalmic Trauma, about the potential dangers of corks leaving bottles at high speeds.
Healio/OSN: How common are ocular injuries from champagne corks around the holidays?
Woreta: According to a retrospective review of serious eye injuries caused by bottles of