Abstract: Phomopsis vexans is one of the most devastating disease of eggplant. Almost all known eggplant and their closely related genera can be infected by the fungi. Phomopsis vexans has been a hot topic of eggplant researches since the disease was discovered in America. So far, there were not so many researches on this disease. The author reviewed and presented the general research progress of this disease. The pathogen with its taxonomy, the biological characters, the disease cycle, the infection mechanisms, the symptoms, disease epidemics, disease index and integrated control of this disease were described. It also pointed out the existed problems and proposed the research directions. The authors believed that isolation of Phomopsis vexans across the country and identification it with molecular methods, screening and evaluation eggplant germplasm for resistance to the disease, isolation and localization resistance gene would be the developing direction of eggplant breeding for resistance to Phomopsis vexans. This would provide a theoretical basis for integrated control of this disease.