Primary angle-closure glaucoma and cataract are all age-related ocular disease. Those two kinds of disease influence each other. Clinically, there is a dramatic increase in the amount of angle-closure glaucoma with cataract. Pupillary block caused by the factor of lens plays an important role in the pathogenesis of angle-closure glaucoma, phacoemulsification with foldable posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation and goniosynechialysis have become a safe and effective treatment option for angle-closure glaucoma with cataract. This article reviews the study of surgical treatment of cataract related to angle-closure glaucoma.