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Purpose: To find the epidemiological characteristics, management strategies and outcomes of intraocular foreign bodies (IOFB) in a tertiary care setup of Punjab. Study Design: Descriptive retrospective study. Place and Duration: Department of Ophthalmology, Gujranwala medical college/teaching hospital, from January 2017 to December 2019. Methods: A retrospective review, of all the patients who had IOFB removal, was performed. Information regarding the nature and circumstances of injury, types of IOFB, operative procedure performed and patient’s preoperative and post-operative best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) were analyzed. X-ray Orbit was advised to all the patients with ocular trauma having suspicion of any IOFB while CT scan was done in patients with negative Xray. Descriptive statistics were used for analysis of data. Results: Record of 22 patients was retrieved out of which 18 (81.81%) were male and 4 (18.18%) were female with a mean age of 27.95 ± 9.325 years. Occupational trauma was the leading cause of injury (66.6%). Metallic objects were among the most common type of IOFB (66.6%) followed by glass, concrete stone (each 13.3%) and lead pencil (6.6%). Serious complications seen due to retained IOFB were phthisis bulbi (9.09%), retinal detachment (13.63%) and endophthalmitis (9.09%). On follow-up, 10 patients had BCVA less than hand movement (HM), 5 patients had BCVA of CF to 6/60, 3 patients had BCVA of 6/60-6/24 and 4 patients had BCVA better than 6/18. Conclusion: Occupational trauma in young age group of working class was the most common cause of IOFB. Treatment delay and complications contributed to poor visual prognosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]