·AIM:To observe the effect of xinhuang tablet which were applied on the patients with age-related cataract who underwent cataract surgery on preventing postsurgical inflammatory reaction.·METHODS:Totally 121 eyes with age-related cataract who underwent phacoemulsification and intraocular lens(IOL)implantation were recruited.A group included 40 cases who took xinhuang tablet one day before the surgery,B group with 41 cases took xinhuang tablet after surgery,C group had 40 cases as a comparative group.All the groups used corticosteroid after the surgery routinely,and all the other medicines used on these groups were the same.Symptoms,signs and anterior chamber flare were respectively observed 1 day,3,7,14 and 28 days after surgery.·RESULTS:The integrated scores of symptoms,signs and anterior chamber flare in A group on the 1st day,3rd day and 7th day were lower than group B and group C,significant difference could be found(P<0.05);the integrated scores in B group were lower than comparative group C,significant difference could also be found between the two groups(P<0.05).·CONCLUSION:Xinhuang tablet are effective for restraining the early inflammatory reaction after cataract surgery,and the effect can be better when using them one day before surgery.·