AIM: To study and clinically analyze eye injury due to elastic tape and understand the status and extent of the traumatic eye injury, summarize the treatment experience and propose preventive measures.

METHODS: From January 2000 to January 2010, 78 patients with ocular trauma caused by the elastic tape were clinically analyzed.

RESULTS: The ocular trauma caused by elastic tape had variety of clinical signs, the consequences were very serious. After active treatment, there were 17 eyes(22%)in the range of low vision.

CONCLUSION: People should use elastic tape for the standard bundled items, and pay attention to the practices, which can avoid eye damage.