Cataracts Treatment

Question by leslie: My Golden Retriever is going blind, any advice?
Hi, my beloved Dillon is 14 years old. He’s completely blind in one eye (cataracts) and the other is slowly deteriorating, too. He had 2 cancerous tumors removed in the past 3 years so it was too much to have eye surgery. I know he’s old, but I love him so very much, he is the happiest, most congenial, affectionate dog you’ve ever seen, honestly. He has a nice doggie bed which I put a king sized feather bed on, too, but he loves to lay on the couch. Whenever he wants to get on the couch, he always comes over and asks, I always say, “yes”, but he still wants a confirmation, bless his sweet heart. Do you have any ideas of how I can make him more comfortable? I just love him so very much, and I’m just so sad because I know what’s coming and I can’t deal with it. Thank you for caring:{

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Answer by Topsy T
You sound just like me. I’d do anything for my dogs. Sounds like you spoil your Golden like I spoil mine. I also have a Jack Russell. My first Golden, I carried him in and out to the very end as he had arthritis and hip dysplasia. Just keep “pampering” your Golden and comforting him like you are doing.

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Question by Ang3l-Uh: Eczema over my 2 year old’s eye. Any advice or tips?
My daughter has eczema over her eye. It began when she was away from me with her dad for his summer visitation last month. We have been perscribed Elidel.

Does anyone use this themselves or for their children?

Do you know of any side effects personally?

I have read alot on the internet. Her eye looks really bad. It doesn’t help that it just started getting 100 degrees here (DFW area, TX) I am putting the Elidel on her eye as directed. She can’t use a steroid cream because they have been known to cause cataracts and even blindness when used directly over the eye. So I was just wondering if anyone had any experience with this… My poor baby looks so sad

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Answer by brbslp
i get eczema on my eye as well. I have found that just a little bit of hydrocortizone cream will relieve it.

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Question by alexa_896: Astigmatism to right eye, blind in left, wearing contact lense that making crossed eyed, need advice?
I have an astigmatism to my right eye. My left eye is completley blind d/t a inoperable cataract.

I wear glasses with balanced lenses just to even out that thickness of the lenses. When I wear my glasses it looks as if I am not looking at you with my left eye (as if I had a lazy eye) but my vision is fine on the right. Occassionally, I will wear a contact lense in my right eye (like for a formal event).

I recently had my eyes checked and my prescription was adjusted. I notice that when I wear my contact lense that my left eye looks a bit crossed then eventually does go crossed eyed when I’m wearing it for a while. Even though I don’t wear my contact very often, when I do wear it I get somewhat of a headache after wearing it all day.

Is my eyes trying to get used tot he contact lense every time I wear it since I don’t wear it often? Or should I get rechecked for the lense prescription/shape of the lense?
just wanted to add, that my lense is a toric lense for astigmastism. Could this be a factor to the crossed eyeness?

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Answer by Jim – Pittsburgh, PA
Contacts do not always work on astigmatisms, I could not wear one, tried all kinds. I eventually got lasik surgery, now I love it.

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Question by yashra: How to cure my father please advice?
Dear

Sir

my father is a patient of Dr Syamasis Bandyopadhyay since 3 years

but unfortunately the deases of my father is on control but not cured like my father is suffering from rheumatoid arthritis,anemia,diabetes and high blood pressure since 5 years.Before 1 year when my father was at assam suddenly he fainted in the morning and next day also he fainted like that it goes for some days while he was fainted his eyes were wide open and his lips were pale.We checked the random sugar level and it was normal nearly 120.After that we went to chennai apollo for checkup where he was done a lots of tests including MRI ,colour dopler, ct scan,etc but failed to find the actual reason of faintaing.After that we came back to kolkata and after few months he again fall ill and was admitted to Apollo Gleneagles kolkata and was diagnosed pneumonia and staphylococcal septicaemia.Dr Syamasis Bandyopadhyay saaid that my Dad had a minor attack of stroke and also he was talking like a mad,non meningful talks constently.

Dr Syamasis Bandyopadhyay stopped all the medicine prescribed by chennai Apollo hospital.Now for long 6 months he is taking the medicines prescribed by Dr Syamasis Bandyopadhyay the medicine are tablet Pantocid it,Minipres-xl 5mg ,wysolone 2.5mg tablet cetapin xr 500 ,amaryl 2mg,nexito 5mg ,stamlo 2.5mg, tablet folvite,p650,lonazep 0.5mg.He also has a eye problem on right eye cataract,and glaucoma and the medicine for eye is gatilox eye drop, homarin forte eye drop, prednisolone acetate eye drop ,combigan eye drop.Now my Dad cant stand without the help of Walker nor he can stand by his own without our help even he has to do toilet on the bed.

Now the matter of concern is that today on 11/02/2010 at nearly 2pm while he was sitting in a chair near the dining table he was feeling sleepy and ill.He asked my mom to give him lunch and immediately asked for water but before she could give it he fainted.His eyes became wide open and lips pale.We sprinkled lots of water gave him water to drink and after trying for 2 minutes or so he regained his senses.As he was hungry we gave him buiscuits and water.After almost 20 minutes of that we gave him his lunch but after swallowing it once he vomited.After that we again gave him his lunch about 45 minutes later and he could consume it then.

So

Sir

Please do help us by providing the best treatment to make our father move and make him healthy and get rid from the fainting problem

your advice is highly appreciated

thanking you your sincearly

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Answer by izzy
This is impossible to answer with any authority. Your poor father must feel dreadful to say the least.
The side effects of so many drugs he is taking is dizziness,headaches, feeling faint.
The side effects of others include agitation, sleeplessness, gastric disturbances.

If he were my father I would arrange to take him back to Chennai Apollo for a thorough evaluation of his condition and a review of his treatment. The hospital has an excellent reputation.
I do not know how far away the hospital is for you and if he could stand the journey.
He is a very sick man, it might be kinder to cut his drugs down to the essential minimum.
If he could not stand the journey perhaps one or two of the specialist there could help you by reviewing his drug regime and your description of his condition.

I wish you and your father all the luck in the world.

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Question by gracella_38: i need an advice?
i was undergone operation for my cataract last jan. 16, 2006. the doctor said i have to undergo laser within a year. it means the doctor advice not to extend it in one year. now its over a year i never go back to my doctor to take the laser treatment. how do you comment on this. i experience a blurred vision on my right eye the one with cataract. do i need to get the laser treatment or not? pls advice. thanks.

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Answer by josh
yeah

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