Cataracts Treatment

Question by its me: What is wrong with my dog?
My dog has been ill since last Wednesday, 3/10/10. I took him to the vet on Saturday. At that time he was very weak, wouldn’t walk much, seemed very dizzy/disoriented and not eating. The vet ran blood work, urine analysis, and xrays – all were clean except one high pancreas enzyme. The vet put him on an injectible antibiotic that is supposed to last two weeks and stated he thinks the dog has pancreatitis. He seemed to feel slightly better, is now eating and moving around a little bit more but is not progressively getting better since Sunday.

He is currently showing the following symptoms: weakness, dizziness/incoordination, runny nose, he looks like he is losing weight but is eating, he is breathing strange- almost like he has a stuffy nose-breathing really hard but through his nose but no panting, off and on he is getting really drooly, and is urinating in the house which is not normal for him. He still will not go up/down the stairs and if he tries loses balance, and bumping into walls when walking. When he is just standing still he is leaning on his back legs and seems like he is trying to stable himself from being dizzy or something. I also noticed a white spot in the middle of his left eye- possibly a cataract forming? It wasn’t there a week ago.

My dog is 6 1/2 yrs old, Boxer, Male, not neutered.

Any ideas on what this could be, or any test I should ask my vet to run? Thanks for the help!
Vet has him on Purina EN – its is prescription canned food.

Best answer:

Answer by John 21350
Boxers are prone to health problems as they age its just the breed , do the decent thing ,put him to sleep , he is suffering needlessly ,he has no quality of life,

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Question by V+: What does my dream mean?
It’s election time. The two main candidates (one man, one woman) are fighting hard to get elected, but they are long time friends. My oldest brother knows one of them (the man) because he is a Chemist working in a hospital research lab, and the candidate is a doctor involved in neurological chemistry activity and diseases. They work in the same hospital. This doctor – candidate is very much respected by the medical community, and loved by his staff. He is a just and compassionate human being.

The polls show this is going to be a very tight election. The woman candidate is also loved and respected.
The woman candidate (I don’t know her background or occupation, but it seems she is already a politician) is feeling tired, and a bit sick. I go with her to the hospital to see a doctor. We are not worried, really, we think it might just be the stress of the election.

We are welcomed by the doctor-candidate’s staff. The woman-candidate has been there before. She has received treatment for a minor condition While we wait to be seen, they show us around. They take us to the new wing, where new procedures are being developed. We see people inside glass incubators, with different kinds of materials attached to their heads or bodies. One of them even has something like leeches in the head!!! We are disgusted.
Something happens in one of the incubators. Nurses and technicians rush into the room, and start working on the patient. We peek through the window. We ask what’s going on. A nurse tells us it is the doctor-candidate’s mother. She is having some kind of trouble. The female candidate looks to the patient, and gasps. She screams. She tells me it’s HER mother in the incubator!!!

Chaos starts. The doctor-candidate runs to escape the security guards. We (candidate and I) start looking at the incubators. There’s people we know, they were not sick and now they are being tortured! We ask the nurses to help us take the devices out of the patients. We don’t know what the damage is to these people.

The mother tries to tell us something. It’s hard to understand. It’s like she’s had a stroke. She says She was there for a cataract surgery. The doctor suggested some kind of alternative wave treatment, with no surgery involved. The things connected to her head are somehow interrupting her nervous system, and she couldn’t speak. There are probes going inside her brain. This is some kind of lobotomy!!! The other patients have different story. They were sold an alternative treatment for sinus infections, depression, visual surgeries, etc. Some cannot react anymore. They are in vegetative state!.

The candidate and I contact the CIA and the FBI (?). We go with them to the doctor’s house. He has two kids. One of them is a mute teenager girl who seems to be in a constant state of terror. The other one is a crippled boy, about 12 years old. He cannot talk well, and it’s like his legs are glued together. He has some kind of IV somewhere in his body. This boy points his eyes to the pool outside. We go out with armed officers and detectives. The doctor starts walking, saying something about him being the greatest researcher in history. He will soon come to an amazing discovery. The humanity will lack the answers because we are interrupting his research. They arrest him and take him out.

We take the IV out of the boy. He suddenly starts to move his legs a bit. It’s the doctor’s son. The doctor has been experimenting on his own children!!!

We go to my house. The woman candidate goes outside to get rid of a machine that the doctor had given her, which was supposed to do something for her stress. She says that while she was using it, she was seeing flashes of light. She throws the remaining rays of the machine to the sky.

I wait in my house. My brother comes home, and I start telling him the news. I tell him he is going to be questioned by the authorities because he knew the doctor. He gets scared, because he thinks I am telling him that the FBI thinks he is involved. He says he didn’t know anything, and that he really loved the doctor because he had given him a job when he didn’t have one. He is like his mentor. He is so disappointed he starts to cry. He says he was not involved, that this is impossible, that he does not want to be question. That the doctor was good… he suddenly seems so depressed!!!
I go to my car. From the outside I see my brother is taking a rope… I start to scream to my teenage boy who is inside the house; he does not understand what I am telling him. I say: “open the door, he’s in danger. Get the rope out of his hands”. I rush into the house. My son is very confused. He does not get what I am talking about. I hurry to my brother’s room. I try to open the door, but there is something blocking it. I push hard and I peek inside. My brother hung himself.

I shout “NOOOOO”, but my voice almost does not come out. I wake up to my own weird mute-like scream: “NOOOOOOOOOOO”.
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I wake up an

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Answer by Laura
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Question by the dude007: suspected cataract in eye?
Well, i suspect that i may have cataracts.
I’m just 16 btw.

But I’m not really sure.
I never wore glasses before- didn’t need to.
but my eyesight IS getting a little cloudy SOMETIMES.

Is it just normal short-sightedness or myopia?
OR is it cataracts?
I suspect so cause my vision getting cloudy- is it caused by cataracts or other reasons such as dust or particles?

What treatment should I get?
Glasses or surgery?
Well, I’m not sure.

And i never seen an optometrist before.

Yeah, your suggestions..?
Thanks a lot!

( I heard it can lead to blindness? ) aw man!

Best answer:

Answer by DEBS A
stop worrying and go get an eye test xxx

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Question by Brielle A: I’m having a really hard time with my medical homework..help please.?
1.) In the US, which of the following recent trends is TRUE?
All gynecologists are trained as obstetricians, and vice versa.
Medical students are increasingly choosing not to specialize in obstetrics.
Average salary is increasing.
All of the above.

2.) In general, the eye care professional who is able to perform eye surgery is the
orthoptist
ophthalmologist
optician
optometrist

3.) The type of testing used to detect changes in a fetus’ genes or chromosomes before birth is called
amniocentesis
diagnostic testing
carrier testing
forensic testing

4.) A-scan ultrasound biometry is a routine type of diagnostic test used in
ophthalmology
obstetrics
gynecology
cardiology

5.) The procedure of artificially initiating labor is called
Caesarean section
ectopic pregnancy
pre-eclampsia
induction

6.) Which of the following statements is TRUE about Caesarean Sections?
Julius Caesar was likely a C-section baby
Mortality rates of C-sections are comparable to those of vaginal births
A C-section may be recommended when vaginal delivery may pose a risk to the mother or the baby
After a C-section, all subsequent birth must be C-sections as well

7.) One of the more common operations that gynecologists perform, the removal of the ovaries is called a/an
tubal ligation
oophorectomy
hysterectomy
colposuspension

8.) The eye care professional that provides eyeglass lenses is the
optician
ophthalmologist
orthoptist
optometrist

9.) Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding ultrasonography used for obstetrics?
It can render live images.
The technology is such that anyone using it can acquire good-quality images.
Current evidence indicates that diagnostic ultrasound is safe for the unborn child.
None of the above.

10.) According to the information in the modules, the most common form of eye surgery is
refractive surgery.
extra-ocular muscle surgery.
glaucoma surgery.
cataract removal.

Best answer:

Answer by shubashshander
Your have listed out a whole bunch of questions. Even though there are a few tricky ones there, most of them should be pretty answerable. Why are you having a hard time? What dont you understand? Or are you jus trying to get someone to do your homework for you!!???

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Question by Tim: Any eye surgeons or nurses here?
I just went for cataract surgery in May for both of my eyes. And i was told by the nurse that my vision accuracy check is 6/6 today.

Can you tell me what is 6/6 exactly. i notice the chart says 6/7.5 etc to 6/120 what are them?

Another thing, i need to go for laser to clear the membrane but why did doctor suggest to do so a year later? Is it possible not to go for such treatment (due to $ issue)

Is this laser involving surgical table? if such my insurance company said they likely to settle my full bill.

any info on laser treatment will be most appreciated, such as why it is formed, the vision quality thereafter etc.

I am wearing a ready made reading glass of 100 degrees now. will it affect my subsequent vision if i don’t go for prescribe lens by the doctor?

Best answer:

Answer by Jennifer
I work in an ophthalmology clinic and by what my doctors do, is they prefer to wait to do additional procedures until the eye is fully healed. Your eye doctor is waiting to make sure your eye is healed from your recent surgery. Too much surgical trauma on the eye in too short of a time CAN lead to other complications, such as retinal swelling. .

You can choose to just follow the membrane and observe its course. If you have real good vision, like it sounds you have, then the risks of treating the membrane would probably outweigh the benefits. Any time you perform a laser procedure in the posterior part of the eye, there is scarring, which can affect your vision and make it worse.

6/6 vision is the same as 20/20, just in meters versus feet. The Snellen visual acuity test, the line chart, measures how well you see compared to what is perfect vision.. 6/7.5 would mean that you see at 6 meters what most people would see at 7.5 meters…and the same with 6/120, you see at 6 meters what a person with perfect vision would see at 120 meters.

The laser treatments for membranes TYPICALLY are not done in an OR setting, but rather a procedure room in the ophthalmology office (unless there are other conditions that would indicate general anesthesia).

Without knowing the KIND of membrane and its exact location you are speaking about it is difficult to say what the laser surgery truly would entail, the kind of laser used, and any associated improvements in vision, or potential visual deterioration.

If your reading glasses are working well for you now, it should not affect your future vision.

You should be having a postop followup examination soon…my doctors like to see their patients 1 week and 4-6 weeks postop…and these questions you have are very very good ones to ask them since they know all about YOUR eyes, the type of membrane, its location, the lasers they use, and the risks and benefits tailored individually to your situation.

As for getting insurance to pay for the procedure done as an outpatient….many times, the doctors can help with getting it paid by writing letters explaining why it is a medical necessity. This isn’t a guarantee, but it is another route.

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