There are over 400 000 cataract operations now being performed annually in the UK. With the majority of those patients being older people, comorbidities such as dementia or arthritis can prevent patients putting in their own post-operative eye drops. This article discusses the benefits of depot steroid injections.

John C Buchan - Assistant Professor, International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Victoria Cleveland - Medical Student, University of Leeds

Heather Sutton - Medical Student, University of Leeds

Andy Cassels-Brown - Consultant Ophthalmologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust