Ophthalmologists are worried that you may poke your eyes out this holiday season, but they only nag because they care.
"Christmastime is especially treacherous for the eyes,' said Eyeballs the Beholder, the American Academy of Ophthalmologists' Mascot. "Toys today have so many sharp pieces that can jab or poke into your tender, tender eye tissue."
In fact, There are over two-hundred thousand toy-related injuries in the United States per year. 6,000 of those injuries are eye injuries sustained to those under the age of 15.
Many of these injuries are caused by bee bee guns, darts and paddle balls. Parents are also warned about this new toy called The Eye Jabber. The Eye Jabber is a ten-inch metal spike, and it it has the words INSERT INTO EYES QUICKLY (DON'T) written on the side.
Besides the Eye Jabber and other pokey, stabby toys, ophthalmologists tell folks to "Look Out" for other sharp things that may be present at Christmastime:
- Pine Needles
- Broken Ornaments
- The Wit of an Oscar Wilde Book
- That Sword You Bought At The Weird Store at the Mall For Your Thirty-Year-Old Son Who Still Lives in Your Basement and Knows What a Beholder Is.
- Icicles
- Knives with Pictures of Kittens on the Handles
- Ski Poles
- Melon Baller
- Shard of Peanut Brittle
- The Fist of An Angry Relative
If your eye hurts, you should see an ophthalmologist. Find an eye doctor here.
