AIM: To evaluate the effect of cataract surgery on quality of life(QOL)for the patients with high myopia complicated with cataract.

METHODS: Forty-six patients with high myopia complicated with cataract undergone cataract surgery were selected among the patients following Vision Recovery Project in Zizhou County, Shaanxi Province. Visual acuity of the patients was inspected. At the same time, the functional indexes changes of all abilities, visual function and QOL questionaire were analyzed.

RESULTS: Fourty-four patients(96%)were undergone the cataract surgery on their first eye, 2 patients(4%)on their second eye among the all 46 participants. Visual acuity after surgery was higher than before in all patients. The measurement of postoperative visual function and QOL including that of patients with visual function deterioration was higher than that of preoperative records. Functional indexes before and after operation had significant changes.

CONCLUSION: Cataract surgery with safe and excellent effects can improve QOL of the patients with high myopia complicated with cataract. It is an important method of rehabilitation in addition to basic rehabilitation and visual rehabilitation in this kind of patients.