Cataracts occur fairly frequently and at a relatively early age within the Retina UK community of people with inherited retinal conditions. A question that comes up over and over again is whether or not to have cataract surgery. People seem to come across conflicting advice from medical professionals, and there is understandably a lot of concern around whether the potential benefits outweigh any possible risks to remaining vision.

Kate Arkell, Research Development Manager at Retina UK, is