This is a cross-sectional study of the ocular problems amongst welders in Egor local government area, Edo state conducted between February 2007 and June 2007. Two hundred and seventy-one welders (90.3%) participated in the survey out of a total of three hundred. The aim of the study was to determine the pattern and prevalence of ocular conditions, their visual status, the awareness of protective eye measures, the type and use of protective eye devices. The prevalence of ocular disorders was 42.4%. The common ocular disorders seen were photokeratoconjunctivitis (28%), pingueculum (19.9%), conjunctivitis (7.1%), pterygium (5.5%), and corneal opacity (5.5%). Other disorders seen were cataract, glaucoma, refractive error, welding arc maculopathy, foreign body injury, phthisis bulbi and upper lid scar. One hundred and four welders (38.4%) had a past history of work related ocular injury. Superficial foreign body was the commonest type of injury accounting for 1.5%. The common agents of injury identified were metal chips, welder’s arc ray and sand. Two hundred and sixty-six welders (98.2%) had visual acuity better than 6/18 while four (1.5%) had visual acuity between 6/18 and 6/60. One welder (0.3%) was binocularly blind while one (0.3%) had monocular blindness. Two hundred and two welders (74.5%) were aware of the protective property of goggles. The types of eye devices used were sunglasses (70%), goggles (6%), face mask (5%) and welding glass (5%). Two hundred and thirty-four (86.3%) welders use eye devices when working while thirtyseven (13.7%) do not use eye devices when working. It is recommended that welders should be educated on the regular use of adequate protective eye devices in order to prevent the ocular problems identified in this study. The government at all levels needs to make and enforce laws concerning safety practices in the work place. They also need to subsidize the cost of eye devices such as goggles and face shields to make them affordable for the welders. There is also need for further research in occupational ophthalmology in Nigeria.