AIM: To study the refractive status of age-related cataract patients with concurrent shallow anterior chamber after surgical treatment.

METHODS: Eighty cases(106 eyes)of patients with age-related cataract staying in our hospital for treatment were selected between January 2012 and December 2014. Patients who anterior chamber depth(ACD )was between 2.20 ～2.90mm were selected as control group, patients who ACD was <2.20mm were selected as shallow anterior chamber group. Preoperative eye, diopter counts error and postoperative ACD changes after surgery of two groups were compared.

RESULTS: The comparison difference of two-group patients' ocular axial length, corneal curvature had no statistical significance(P>0.05). The comparison difference of ACD, intraocular pressure, lens turbidity value had statistical significance(P<0.05). The comparison difference of two-group patients' postoperative diopter number error and ACD change had statistical significance(P<0.05). The comparison difference of two-group patients' diopter error comparing the number and ACD change after surgery for 1 and 3mo had no statistical significance(P>0.05).

CONCLUSION: Age-related cataract patients with complicated by shallow anterior chamber have higher intraocular pressure and diopter lens opacity value,bigger refractive error and change of ACD after operation.