Objective: To determine the corneal injuries pattern.

Material and Method: It is a retrospective hospital based analysis of 5504 corneal injuries among the 111781 patients attending King Mahendra Memorial Eye Hospital over a period of 4 years in order to know the lesions pattern for planning purpose.

Results: Among the corneal lesions, 59.7% were traumatic and 40.3% were non traumatic lesions1,2,3 wood stick was the commonest traumatic agent (28.7%), 24.1% cases reported in hospital within 7 days of injury. Corneal ulcer was the most commonest traumatic lesions (48.2%). Clinically 69.2% cases were of bacterial lesions. 71.4% cases underwent medical treatment. 54.24% had good vision after treatment 1,2,3,5.

Conclusion: Early treatment with antibiotic drops in a case of corneal injuries restores good vision. Protective glasses while working are the preventive measure against traumatic lesions