A report published in the Emergency Medicine Australasia Journal reveals that three people suffered eye injuries from popping Corona beer bottle caps within three weeks.
Nelson DHB has now issued a warning on the practice, which involves quickly removing the caps to produce a loud pop and send the cap flying.
All of the three injured had to take time off work and some suffered eye paralysis.
"According to our patients, Corona is well known to produce a satisfying 'pop' on opening, often sending the compressed metal cap flying into the air, which has attracted many different styles of opening the bottle," the report reads.
"Nowhere on the Corona bottle is there any warning of the risk of ocular trauma.
"It is likely that further cases will continue to occur without the bottle cap design changing."
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