AIM: To analyze and discuss the epidemiological characteristics and features of ocular trauma patients in Shenzhen area.

METHODS: A retrospective study of eyes with ocular trauma in Shenzhen Eye Hospital, Guangdong, from September 2010 to September 2011 was collected and analyzed. Their gender, age, occupation, injuring object and different type of eye injury were considered.

RESULTS: Totally 251 ocular trauma patients(252 eyes)were collected, there were 223 males(88.9%), 28 cases of women(11.1%), the gender ratio was 7.96:1, the ratio of left and right eye was 1.15:1, age 20-50 years old in multiple occupation, workers mainly. The main causes for the injuries were iron filings, splashing into the nail gun shells and wire stabbed.

CONCLUSION: Industrial injury becomes the urgent need of prevention and control problems in Shenzhen area for the eye trauma patients, protection and strengthen the publicity appears to be particularly important.