AIM:To evaluate the incidence and characters of the explosive substance induced ocular injuries. METHODS: All patients were treated in the Ophthalmology Department ward of Daping Hospital between January 2000 and March 2007 for ocular injuries caused by explosive substance were reviewed. Patients demographics, causes of injury, initial and final visual acuity, medical intervention, and the length of hospitalization time were noted. RESULTS: Totally 116 eyes of 103 cases were identified. Firecracker caused 71 eyes(61.2%), engineering explosive caused 22 eyes(18.9%), explosion of glass bottles caused 10 eyes(8.6%), and other reasons caused 13 eyes(11.2%). Firecracker induced injuries had the highest incidence rate in February(40.9%). 47.0% patients caused by firecracker needed about 2 weeks therapy in the hospital. Only 11.2% visual acuity were 20/200 or better on presentation and after therapy it was 33.6%. CONCLUSION: Explosive substance may cause severe eye injuries, appropriate caution and prevention would be helpful to decrease the incidence rate of this kind of ocular injury.