Cataracts Treatment

Question by Karen J: Should I put my Scottie dog through surgery for cataracts? He is 12 years old.?
He is very healthy otherwise and still goes on walks and chases rabbits (he can’t catch them, never could), eats well, navigates through our 2-story house just fine even though he doesn’t see very well. Is it better to put him through the fear and trauma of surgery, or let nature take its course and allow him live in peace, maybe wondering why his people don’t turn the lights up? Which is the more compassionate course?

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Answer by brandiejs1979
from what you said, i would let nature take its course, dont traumatize him and the surgery could kill him

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Question by T.U: Refractive eye surgery for children?
I am told that LASIK is not advised for children with congenital eye defects such as myopia and hypermetropia, or even cataracts. How then can this issue of myopia, (etc) be solved permanently and as soon as possible in young children, especially if it is causing them a great deal of discomfort and putting their vision in serious jeopardy.

Wearing spectacles and contact lenses is not of much help because it does not address the root of the problem—–that is, disorders in the structure of the eye.

Any suggestions! Any construction suggestion would be greatly appreciated!

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Answer by princeidoc
b/c refractive surgery doesnt prevent myopia PROGRESSION. nearsighted children get more nearsighted. lasik just removes the nearsightedness that is present at the time, but if/when the patient continues to get more nearsighted…the patient would need repeated refractive surgeries, which is not only expensive & totally unfeasible, but also you’d quickly run out of cornea to burn away.

must be stable (same Rx over & over again) before lasik would be ok. almost no nearsighted child is myopically stable

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Question by Katie Z: Can cataracts on dogs go away?
My puppy’s eye had a blue film over his eye. We took him to the vet and they said he had a cataract. They gave us some eye drops and said that he would have to see a specialist. So, will the blue on his eye go away?

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Answer by Can I get a Hell Yeah?!!!
yes with surgury

BTW WTF U ASKN YA! ASK DR>

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Question by Ronnie: What is the normal price for cataract surgery for a poodle?

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Answer by ckm1956
A few years back, it cost us ~$ 2500 for our dog. Very successful.

Be sure you pick an experienced vet that’s done a lot of them. A university vet school is another good option.

Also, see if the doc is diabetic. Apparently, diabetes is a leading cause of cataracts in dogs.

Our dog did well with the surgery. You could tell that he was his old self. The diabetes was treated & he lived for another 10 years.

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Question by Lady A: Need help from anybody who has had eye surgery?
ok so a couple of years ago i had eye surgery on both eyes…this was because i had eye cataracts….well now it suck cuz i hv to use glasse…the good thing is that i only need them to read or write so i only use them is school or when using my cell or computer….well since this was like almost two years ago im kind of getting use to wearing glasses….well the thing that i hate the most is all the difficulties i have when doing my eyebrows….since its impossible for me to see close thing without glasses i cant do it right…i use twezeers to do my eyebrows……well every once in a while i go to this place where i pay to have them done..however i simply cnt afford to go often since i go to college nd books nd classes are expensive…..the thing is that when i do them myself i have to do it with my glasses on which is very uncomfortable nd it takes me like forever cuz the glasses get on my way…..what i want to know is if anybody who has had this problem too feel the same way….please help nd tell me how u do it to make everything easier ………….thank u so much

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Answer by Mary H
I recently had a cataract operation, nothing short of a miracal in my opinion, I have the second one done in February, I find it difficut at present because I used to have bifocal glasses, I am told that I will still need reading glasses, but I dont care, I pay to have my eyebrows done, it is such a small thing when everything else is so clear. Good luck. xx

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