Congenital cataract is an important cause of lifelong visual impairment in children. Its treatment is different from that of senile cataract since visual functions of the affected children are still under development. However, consensus has not be made in surgical management of congenital cataract, especially in the surgical approach,intraocular lens selection and postoperative refractive correction. This study reviews researches on the surgical therapy and its postoperative visual function recovery conducted in recent years.