<p> <u><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
115%">Background:</span></u><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> Ocular surface foreign body (OSFB) is the most common cause of injury to eye. Even though OSFB is a trivial injury to eye it causes immense discomfort to patients and the reason for them to attend ophthalmic outpatient department.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
115%">Aim:</span></u><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%"> To determine incidence and aetiology of OSFB and to identify the occupations prone to it and the preventive measures to be taken.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
115%">Materials and Methods:</span></u><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:115%"> A hospital based prospective study was conducted at ophthalmology department in ACS Medical College during the period of January 2016 to October 2016 (10 months). <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
115%">Results: </span></u><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
115%">Main finding of this study was found to be OSFB seen in males belonging to 31 to 40 years working in industrial atmosphere. 80% could have been prevented with the use of protective eye wears.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
115%">Conclusion:</span></u><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:115%"> Public should be educated and preventive measures to be taken.<o:p></o:p></span></p>