EyeconX Ideas! - Pop The Cork - Not Your Eye Out http://ideas.eyeconx.net/story.php?title=pop-the-cork-not-your-eye-out According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the careless handling of champagne is one of the most common causes for holiday-related eye injuries. These injuries are often caused by improperly opening the bottle, as a champagne cork is just under 90 pounds of pressure – three times the pressure inside a car tire. So, before you break open a high-pressured bottle of bubbly, it's important to... Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:12:18 EST en