AIM:To investigate cataract surgery tendency in Shenzhen during last three years.METHODS:The cataract categories and surgery types were retrospectively analyzed for the inpatients with cataract.RESULTS:Cataract surgery was performed in 10058 cases,4284 cases were male(42.59%)and 5774 cases(57.41%)were female,the average age was 67.03±15.37 years old,the youngest was 3 months old and the eldest was 99 years old.Cataract categories:senile cataract 9000 cases(89.48%),complicated cataract 565 cases(5.62%),traumatic cataract 265 cases(2.63%),congenital cataract 178 cases(1.77%),metabolic cataract 14 cases(0.14%),aphakia 36 cases(0.36%).Surgery types:phacoemulsification with posterior intraocular lens 9499 cases(94.44%),extracapsular cataract extraction with posterior intraocular lens 220 cases(2.19%),extracapsular cataract extraction 100 cases(1.00%),second stage intraocular lens 228 cases(2.27%),patients without surgery for other reasons 11 cases(0.1%).CONCLUSION:Cataract inpatient cases increase during the last 3 years,senile cataract is the main cataract category,phacoemulsification with posterior chamber IOL is the predisposing cataract surgery.