A total of 228 cases presented within the 10 years study period. There were 129 (56.6) males and 99 (43.4) females. The age range was 15 months to 66 years. The commonest presenting complaints was poor vision 109 (47.8) followed by lacrimation 97 (42.5) and ocular pains 96 (42.1). The common predisposing factors were trauma 117 (51.3); use of traditional eye medications 39 (17.1); self medication with topical steroids 13 (5.7) and measles 9 (4.0). The presenting visual acuity was 6/60 in 49.8 of the patients; 6/18-6/60 in 23.4; and 6/6-6/18 in 25.5 of the patients. At discharge; 45.6 had a visual acuity of 6/6-6/18; 27.2 had borderline vision (6/18-6/60); 18.0 had severe visual impairment (6/60); while 6.6 had no lightperception. The commonest organisms isolated were Staphylococcus aureus in 19.7; fungal hyphae in 15.8and Streptococcus pneumoniae in 4.8.