AIM:To know the psychological conditions of various cataract patients in pre-and post-operative periods.·METHODS:From June 2008 to June 2009,278 cataract patients had been asked to complete a questionnaire anonymously of their self-evaluation of symptoms scale (SCL) before and after operation.In their pre-operative and post-operative surveys,the results were compared with the norms respectively.Patients were divided into two groups.Group A were age-related cataract patients;while Group B were cataract patients with glaucoma,trauma or metabolic disease.·RESULTS:When cataract patients’ masculine scores of somatization,depression,anxiety and fear factors before and after the operation rank higher than the norms,the differences had statistical significance(P<0.05),especially the somatization factor(P<0.01).While cataract patients with diseases such as glaucoma,trauma or diabetes got higher marks than age-related cataract patients in the aspects of anxiety,somatization,depression (P<0.05),and fear factors,the differences were of statistical significance(P<0.01).·CONCLUSION:Cataract patients both in pre-and post-and operative periods have somatization behaviors and emotions of depression,anxiety and fear.Cataract patients with glaucoma,trauma or diabetes especially anxiety have more obvious symptoms than age-related cataract patients.