• Gian Maria Cavallini, Annamaria Martini, Luca Campi, and Matteo Forlini.
• Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy. cavallini.gianmaria@unimore.it
• Graefes Arch. Clin. Exp. Ophthalmol. 2009 Apr 1;247(4):445-50.

AimTo describe our series of bottle cork and cap injuries to the eye in order to report the visual impairment and clinical outcomes observed in 34 cases over an 8-year period.MethodsRetrospective review of the database of the Ophthalmology Institute of Modena from January 1999 to September 2007. All patients presented with closed-globe injury according to Kuhn et al.'s classification. All the cases were caused by sparkling wine: white in 24 cases and red in ten cases.ResultsThe incidence varied between six and two cases a year (average 3.89). Bottle cork and cap injuries represent 11% of all injuries admitted to our department in the period considered in our series. In details: nine patients recovered totally, 22 patients recovered partially, three patients had a severe visual outcome (ConclusionsTo our knowledge, this is the largest series of bottle cork and cap injuries to the eye published to date. This kind of injury can be potentially sight-threatening, leading to severe visual loss in a small percentage of cases. We highlight the need for preventative measures such as labelling or devices to regulate cork pressure.

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