To provide a refreshing composition for ophthalmology, capable of imparting a sufficient refreshing effect even when soft contact lenses are worn.

The refreshing composition for ophthalmology for imparting the refreshing effect when the soft contact lenses are worn can be provided, which contains compounds especially selected from menthol, camphor or borneol in refrigerants singly or in combination in the total amount in a limited range of ≥0.01 w/v% and <0.1 w/v%, and inorganic salts as essential components besides them, and further contains a specified polymer having a specific molecular weight in combination therewith.