Objective To understand the psychological change,mental pressure and relative factors of anxiety in patients with retinal re - detachment and to provide basis for systematic nursing.Methods Ninety patients with retinal re - detachment were selected and surveyed with general condition questionnaire,psychological state questionnaire and Zung's Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS).Results Their SAS score was (45.4 ± 10.1) points,with significant difference from the Chinese normal (t=51.990,P ＜ 0.01).The anxiety value of female was significantly higher than that from male [ (49.6 ± 11.3 ) points vs.(42.9 ±10.6) points,F =11.64,P ＜ 0.05 ].There were significant differences in terms of age,education background and mode of medical payment ( F =11.25,10.97,12.36,30.91,respectively; P ＜ 0.05 or P ＜ 0.01 ).The patients were paying 100％ attention to knowledge needs,operation schedule and operation effect.Conclusions Relative nursing measures should be implemented as soon as possible,operation information should he provided timely and systematic nursing intervention should be established to release the mental pressure of the patients.