Objective: To explore the effect of quality control circle activity on improving the cleaning quality of ophthalmic equipment with nuts. Methods: The object of the study was 2 076 pieces of ophthalmic equipment with nuts (taking gauge as an example) used from August 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020 in the central sterile supply department of the Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center of Sun Yat-sen University in Zhujiang New Town. The equipment used before August 31 was set as the control group and was dealt with common cleaning process. The equipment used after September 1 was set as experimental group and the quality control circle group was set up to develop corresponding cleaning procedures for the instrument structure. Results: The qualified rate of cleaning in the experimental group was 98.7%, and that in the control group was 93.4%. The difference was statistically significant (P<0.01). Conclusion: Quality control circle activity can improve the cleaning quality of ophthalmic equipment with nuts.