AIM: To study the complications of phaco-cataract surgery.

METHODS: Totally, 500 eyes underwent phaco-cataract surgery were retrospectively analysis from January 2008 to January 2011.

RESULTS: In all 500 cases(500 eyes)with age-related cataract by phaco-cataract surgery, posterior capsular rupture were occurred in 45 eyes(9.0%). Of them, 33 eyes(6.6%)were complicated by posterior capsular rupture among before 250 eyes, 12 eyes(2.4%)arose posterior capsular rupture in after 250 eyes.

CONCLUSION: Surgical treatment posterior capsular rupture must be according to different situation in phaco-cataract surgery. Choosing different modes of artificial lens implantation can achieve good treatment effect.