Abstract: With the development of the medical model, postoperative quality of life of cataract patients is  more comprehensive than postoperative vision measurement for evaluation the physical and psychological changes  caused by the operation. In recent years, more and more scholars at home and abroad compare different cataract surgical   methods, intraocular lens (IOL), preoperative and postoperative cataract patients’ quality of life. In addition,  the fundus diseases, postoperative residual refractive errors, ocular surface diseases and other factors such as age and  gender can also affect the  postoperative quality of life. Ophthalmic workers should not only care about the quality  of cataract surgery, but also understand the specific requirements and expectations of  patients with cataract surgery, in order to improve   cataract patients' quality of life.   (Int Rev Ophthalmol, 2015, 39： 89-93)