This study was conducted to assess the influence of culture on ocular health practices among patients attending ophthalmic clinic at mercy Hospital/Eye centre, Abak, Akwa Ibom State. The aim of the study was to identify cultural practices that positively influences ocular health, to identify cultural practices that negatively affect ocular health as well as the interactive effect between culture and ocular health. Related literatures were reviewed. The study anchored on Health Belief Model and Socio-cultural theory. Descriptive survey method was employed to ascertain the patient’s cultural influence on ocular health; collected data were analyzed and presented using tables and percentages. Hypothesis which stated that there is no significant relationship between positive ocular practices and educational level of patients attending Mercy Hospital/ eye center, Abak, Akwa Ibom State was tested using chi-square goodness of fitness test tool at 0.05 significant level, findings revealed that there was no significance difference between cultural practice and educational level. It will benefit the profession by reminding practitioners of those negative ocular health practices which they should emphasized and discourage during patients counseling and was recommended that patients should avoid putting any other thing in the eye except prescribed medication for a specified duration. Also government should make ocular care less expensive and accessible to all.

Keyword: Culture, Ocular, Ophthalmic Clinic Health, Practice.