With the Christmas period fast approaching, we’re all looking forwards to family time, watching cheesy Christmas films and stuffing our belly! As we know, your eyes are precious. And we all want to see and experience every moment at Christmas. But what do we do when we have an eye problem and your local opticians is shut or on reduced hours?
Accidents do happen. But did you know there are so many different types of eye injuries that occur over Christmas? Some of us may have a real Christmas tree and may need to cut it down ourselves. Would you wear goggles when cutting a tree down? Debris from flying branches or wood chippings can hit the eye causing trauma and a trip to A&E.
Who loves that fake snow look on the windows? It’ll make your neighbours jealous, or look like you don’t put the heating on! The misuse of sprays or solvents could land yourself in… you guessed it, A&E. Make sure you point the nozzle away from yourself and others to minimise the risk of injury.
Now, what’s the first thing you do on Christmas morning? Pop open a bottle of champagne or bucks fizz (other beverages are available) and celebrate Santa bringing you presents! The key word is the last sentence was pop, in which we’ll need to pop the cork on the bottle. Now, if we were to hold or direct the bottle to your face, there’s a high risk of an eye injury which will require, yes you know it… a trip to A&E.
Isn’t it wonderful when your children or family open their presents and recieve the best toys in the world. Isn’t it also wonderful when they get a little too ahead of themselves and start throwing said toy across the room. The toy then whacks you in the face, towards your eye. You know what I’m going to say don’t you… it’s a trip to A&E! Black eye pending.
Now they’re just a few different types of eye injuries that can occur, but our message here is to try and reduce the burden on the NHS and hospitals. It’s such a busy time of year for our NHS, and putting more stress on them only makes waiting times longer.
Here at Hawley Optical we can help direct you to the right people if you do happen to have an eye injury over the Christmas period. For our Rotherham patients, we would urge you to ring 01709 286701 in which this Minor Eye Conditions Service (MECS) based at Rawmarsh Health Centre can assist you further.
For any other queries, or broken glasses, please pop into store and one of our team members will assist you. Please find our Christmas 2024 opening hours below:
Monday 23rd December – 9am til 4pm
Christmas Eve – CLOSED
Christmas Day – CLOSED
Boxing Day – CLOSED
Friday 27th December – 9am til 4pm
Monday 30th December – 9am til 4pm
Tuesday 31st December – 9am til 12:30pm
New Years Day – CLOSED
Thursday 2nd January – NORMAL OPENING HOURS RESUME
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