It's easy to lose your cool while waiting to see the doctor, but this man from China has stunned medical staff and other patients with his nerves of steel.

The 30-year-old, with a fruit knife stuck in his left eye, was spotted calmly queuing in a hospital in Fujian, according to Chinese media.

The man claimed that he had been stabbed by his wife during a row, said reports.

The man, from China, waited calmly to see the doctor after his wife had apparently stabbed him in the eye with a fruit knift

The Chinese man, unidentified, was bleeding heavily while waiting in the Fujian Provincial Hospital in Fuzhou on March 11, according to People's Daily Online, citing a report from Fuzhou News Network.

The blade appeared to be firmly lodged in his eye. Only the handle of the knife could be seen sticking out from his face.

The man was queuing outside a consulting room at around 1am, according to an eyewitness.

The eyewitness, who was also a patient, said that the man had been conscience and that he had acted 'normally'.

A CT scan showed that the knife had poked 3.4 inches (8.7 centimetres) into the man's skull through his eye socket.

A CT scan showed the knife had poked 3.4 inches into the man's skull through the eye socket

Fortunately, the blade had missed the man's eyeball, arteries and brain stem, therefore it didn't cause serious damage

The 30-year-old patient was received by Dr Xin Huining, the deputy supervisor of the Department of Neurosurgery, who was apparently stunned.

Dr Xin told a local reporter: 'I've been a doctor for 15 years. [His condition] left me astonished. '

The doctor said the blade had missed the man's eyeball, arteries and brain stem, and it hadn't entered his cranial cavity; therefore, the patient was able to talk and move around as usual.

Medical staff removed the knife and cleaned the wounds for the man, who left the hospital afterwards.

According to Dr Xin, the man had not reported to the police about the attack. It remains unclear whether or not he reported the case after leaving the hospital.