This paper summarized the nursing experience of 15 children with self-expanding hydrogel orbital implantation during perioperative period. Before operation, children were fully evaluated, given with psychological care, preoperative preparation and management of fasting and drinking. After the surgery, the patients were mainly given with safety management, diet, pain, medicine and elastic bandage dressing care. Nurses should pay attention to the occurrence of complications and give corresponding nursing care and offer useful discharge guidance for the children and their parents. All 15 children completed the operation successfully, postoperative eye pain occurred in 15 cases after operation, and the orbital pressure increased in 2 cases, 1 case vomited, and all cases were properly treated. After postoperative follow-up for 3–18 months, 15 children were satisfied with the appearance of the eye,and the life quality was improved.