Objective To explore the effect of continuous nursing on reducing postoperative complications in elderly patients with cataract surgery.Methods A total of 96 elderly patients after cataract surgery admitted to Liaocheng Eye Hospital from June 2022 to June 2023 were prospective conveniently selected as study objects.The patients were di-vided into reference group(48 cases)and study group(48 cases)by parity grouping method.The reference group was given routine nursing guidance program,and the study group was given continuous nursing countermeasures.The rel-evant indicators before and after nursing were compared between the two groups,including self-management ability,quality of life,and nursing satisfaction scores.Results The scores of self-management ability such as disease knowl-edge and responsibility in the study group were higher than those in the reference group,the differences were statisti-cally significant(all P<0.05).The quality of life indexes such as physiological function and mental health of the pa-tients in the study group were higher than those in the reference group,the differences were statistically significant(all P<0.05).The total nursing satisfaction of the study group(95.83%)was higher than that of the reference group(83.33%),the difference was statistically significant(χ2=4.018,P<0.05).Conclusion The intervention of continuous nursing during the nursing of elderly patients with cataract surgery can achieve significant results,which can reduce the risk of postoperative complications,promote their self-management ability and improve the quality of life of pa-tients.