Cataracts Treatment

Question by Jennelle: whats on my cat’s eye?
My “mutt” cat Willy (feral hybrid cat lol) is a little over a year old, in excellent health and as energetic and full of vigor as a normal cat should be at his age. There’s just one thing that’s off: he has a very thin, slightly opaque layer covering his left eye’s lens. It does not cover it evenly, more varies in thickness across the lens (at its thickest its still very transparent, and thinnest almost nonexistent) I know for a fact that it is not his nictitating membrane (third eyelid), and its not cataracts because its on the outer surface, not inside the lens. It does not impair his vision, at least not significantly. I tested his vision, covering one eye and bringing my finger close to the other, and he blinked and tried to squirm away a bit, so that was reassuring.
A friend found him among a few other litter mates under her porch, clearly only days old. Tragically, the other kittens had died from exposure and starvation, as the mother had abandoned them after she gave birth. (all the cats around my friends house are friendly with humans to a point, but all are feral and unfixed so they procreate like rabbits >_<) My guess is that the mother was too young to know what to do with the babies. Anyway, he was the only one still barely alive so we brought him inside and nurtured him back to health and after about a month I took him home. What I'm getting at is did he maybe not get the right nutrients that he needed from his mothers milk? Aaaand maybe that's got something to do with it? I have no clue I'm just shooting in the dark. Also it does not seem to cause him any pain or discomfort (thankfully). Looks like a protein build up.

Any ideas? Professional advice in particular (if i can get it) would be a great help =)
Thanks all ^_^
Just wanted to add that he's had it since birth, and it doesn't seem to have faded or worsened.

Also, I'm a poor student and cant really afford to go to the vet and pay a couple hundred to just deduce that he's perfectly fine..heh.. ^_^"
Of course, if i thought he was sick or otherwise in danger I'd take him ASAP. To hell with my tuition. Willy = my life <3
~ALSO~
i cant find what he has ANYWHERE on the internet. Not on any professional website, not a photo or even a reference. Ive looked for days and cant find a crumb. T^T
I didn't post this to get abused, people. I love Willy more than anything and would do anything for him, and if i thought it was serious i WOULD go to the vet, absolutely. and fyi, just because you're not a vet doesn't mean others that use this aren't, or know what they're talking about...and unless you actually own a pet you have no clue how much vet bills cost, thanks very much. All i wanted was more of an educated guess, and if someone has encountered this before hopefully they will find my post and give their advice. so if you've nothing helpful to say.....

thanks to those who post to help others without being rude or obnoxious. =)
sorry did I not make myself clear?

and uh lol yes, m'dear, he's been to the vet, and he wasn't able to tell me anything about it.
that's kinda why I'm asking here. if someones EXPERIENCED this before. and I'm glad you have amazing vet rates. cool. good for you. guess you're one of the lucky ones.

He's a perfectly healthy cat with an oddity, and I was merely curious about it. If I was actually concerned about his well being (and there's no reason to be) I wouldn't ask here, and i certainly wouldn't ask you. Isn't that kind of..just.."duh"?

my question (to simplify it down for you) is:

"what is on my cats eye?" not "OMG whats wrong with my cat is he going blind??"
.....get it?

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Answer by Emz
If it doesn’t seem to be causing him any pain, discomfort or impaired vision then I doubt at this moment in time that it’s anything to panic about. I personally haven’t heard of this before but I do know that you should definitely take Willy to the vet and get a real opinion – that is where you are going to get your professional advice, not here

I have a cat called Willy too!

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Question by little_1_luck: What could this cat’s eye color be or mean?
I was visiting my local SPCA adoption shelter and there was a new ‘bush’ kitten brought in the day before; he is an average light orange tabby kitten. This kitten’s eyes are unusually colored though his irises are a normal gold/orange color, but the pupil and surrounding cornea has a blueish tint to it. It looks a bit like cataracts but instead of being concentrated and milky looking the blue is all over, even, and incredibly light almost giving the whole eye a very light cobalt tint. The kitten doesn’t appear to be blind either, he follows moving objects well and has no problems getting around. I am just curious what this odd blue haze look could be? I’ve seen many cats in my life but I’ve never seen this specific look.

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Answer by Bambie
i think your cat has heterochromia, which is normal for cats
looks kinda cool actually

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Question by allen2462001: Eye Exam theory science OR Art ????
Here is my question recently had laser sugery as well as cataract surgery within the past 18 months only to disover after 6/ 7 pairs of glasses, and still such limited vision. so I ask doesn’t appear that Think in might just be luck to fitted for 20/ 20 or atleast somewhere within the realm that would be enought to function.
Addition to topic at hand, hs reveals subject in question ingest 64 mg of o’barb daily, however never at the same time and or day as well as some unknown amount of opiate’s as a pain management regiment. Wouldn’t this be a factor or should I address this to either a chemical person or a neuro type. My last dealing’s with a neuro type person, she couldn’t relate to the fact I both work a full time job that is HIGHLY demanding in Govt.but I like the pressure… about a year or 2 after we me she requested I pick my cat scans as she wanted to prove to me I infact was missing a third of brain matter sheesh and to think I even showed them to my boss

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Answer by LB
Sorry what ?????

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Question by John Quezada: Can cataract surgery fix nearsighted eyes ?

@julia thanks for giving me the most ignorant answer for my question. in fact it can fix nearsightedness if they implant a Multifocal IOLs. cataract surgery doesn’t mean that they only fix a cataract problem it means they implant a new lens so u can see through, whether u have cataracts or not.
so thank u for ur lil “asinine” statement

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Answer by Julia
does a bunion operation cure piles?

NO don’t be asinine

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Question by shstrght: I had cataract surgery 4 years ago and laser 1 year ago..went for my check up?
today and was told my retina are dying.Has any one know anything about this. What can I expect? I have a appointment to see a retina specialist on March 9,2011. Thank You

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Answer by Ed
Your retina doesn’t “die”. You may have a condition that needs corrected by surgery or other procedures but since the date is so far out, I don’t think it’s an emergency.

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