Abstract: Objective To investigate and analyze the clinical characteristics of eye injury in military persons and its treatment and care as well as prognosis. Methods Eye injury data about 716 military inpatients obtained from 15 PLA general hospitals during 2001-2005 were statistically analyzed. Results Of the 772 injured eyes,mechanical globe injuries accounted for 86.14%and non-mechanical injuries accounted for 7.51%.Close globe mechanical injuries with contusion accounted for 74.44%and open globe mechanical injuries with intraocular foreign body and penetration accounted for 25.56%.Primary repair was performed within 24 hours after trauma in 71.82%patients and the repair was delayed in 10.00%patients for more than 2 days.In the central hospitals,primary repair was performed in 85.00%patients within 24 hours following trauma and 5.00%of the patients were transferred to general hospitals for a second suture.A total of 176 eyes（22.80%）had traumatic lens and 112 eyes（14.51%）had retinal detachment,of which 70.79%underwent vitrectomy.At discharge,2.85%of injured eyeballs were removed,1.17%had no light perception and 18.13%had monocular blindness including the removed eyes. Conclusion Contusion is the most frequent cause for eye injury in military persons.Since the grass-root PLA hospitals cannot promptly transport the patients with severe eye injury,it is necessary to strengthen and perfect the tri-grade treatment and care system.