Objective　To　investigate　attentional　bias　toward　happy　and　sad　faces　in　remitted　depressed　(RD)　patients　compared　with　healthy　control　(HC)　subjects.　Methods　This　cross-sectional　study　enrolled　RD　patients　and　sex-　and　age-matched　HC　subjects.　Eye　movement　data　were　acquired　for　all　study　participants　while　free　viewing　a　2x2　matrix　of　emotional　faces.　The　attentional　bias　toward　different　emotional　faces　and　whether　the　attention　maintenance　components　generated　attentional　bias　in　the　RD　patients　were　analysed　by　comparing　the　attentional　modes　of　the　RD　group　with　the　HC　group.　Results　A　total　of　27　RD　patients　and　27　HC　subjects　were　analysed　in　this　study.　The　RD　and　HC　groups　exhibited　no　significant　differences　toward　first　fixation　location　and　initial　attentional　maintenance.　In　later　attentional　maintenance,　the　RD　group　showed　significantly　less　attentional　bias　toward　happy　faces,　but　there　were　no　significant　differences　in　their　attentional　bias　toward　sad　faces,　compared　with　the　HC　group.　Conclusions　This　present　study　showed　that　the　negative　attentional　bias　of　RD　patients　was　successfully　eased,　but　their　positive　attentional　bias　was　still　insufficient.