Currently, cataract surgery has shifted from restoration surgery to refractive surgery, and the issue of correcting astigmatism has was paid more attention. Since 1990, seamless transparent corneal incision has become the standard choice for cataract surgery to minimize postoperative astigmatism and promote rapid recovery of vision. It has been shown the astigmatism correction intraocular lens (Toric IOL) had the good effects on astigmatism correct. The research progress on precise measurement of astigmatism and reduction of surgical induced astigmatism in the field of cataract surgery in recent years was reviewed.