The invention relates to cooling liquid for optical processing. The cooling liquid consists of the following ingredients in percentage by weight: 10 percent to 20 percent of surfactants, 5 percent to 20 percent of lubricants, 0.5 percent to 3 percent of anti-rusting agents, 3 percent to 8 percent of pH value conditioning agents, 0.05 percent to 0.5 percent of sterilizing agents, 0.05 to 0.5 percent of defoaming agents and the balance distilled water. The cooling liquid for optical processing has the advantages that glass chip separation performance and settleability are excellent, the environmental adaptation is wider, the stability is batter, the foaming is low, the rinsing is easy, the wettability is good, no damage is generated on the glass surface, no phosphorus element is contained, no peculiar smell, no poison or no corrosivity is generated, safety and reliability are realized, combustion and explosion are avoided, the environment is not polluted, the use cost is low, and the transportation and the storage are convenient.