Avoiding festive A&E visits

Celebrating Christmas with a bottle of champagne can be festive, but corks careening out of control can cause eye damage and an unwelcome end to the festive cheer.

Experts from Optegra Eye Care have identified misdirected champagne corks as a leading cause of eye accidents resulting in an A&E visit.

Optegra eye surgeon Amir Hamid commented: ‘Ophthalmic A&E is an incredibly busy place in the winter months , and at Christmas we treat many people who fall victim to a misguided “pop” of a champagne cork!’

‘While human biology means the eyeball is designed to be protected by the socket bones, small and fast-flying champagne corks are smaller than that area and can cause great damage as they hit the eyes.’