Cataracts Treatment

Question by rshipley63: Once removed can “cataracts” develop again years later in a dog?
When our dog (Bischon Frise) was about 18 months old she had cataracts develop very rapidly in both of her eyes. Successful surgery was performed in Denver, Colorado, by a Veterinary Ophthalmologist. Her follow-up care – over the next 12 months – was totally positive; no negative effects from the surgery. Thankfully for nearly 10 years now she has remained ‘problem free’ but in the last month we have noticed a milky color in one eye, with some development in the other. She has an appointment March 25th with her Vet. Our question is: has anyone ran into the similar situation? Thank You, in advance, for all positive feed back. By sharing [your] experiences we will then have additional “tools” to evaluate and compare (with her doctors recommendation) to help and support her.

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Answer by Troll Patrol
What your dog had were most likely genetic juvenile cataracts. Cataracts do not grow back as the surgery removed the lens where they form. What you are seeing is probably some opacity caused by nuclear sclerosis, which is a normal part of the aging process. It generally does not cause blindness & is not painful, just a normal part of the aging process. Good luck!

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Question by chefjoezieger: my right eye went blurry 2 months ago,I got glasses now it is blurry again. i am 56. can it be cataracts?

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Question by osunumberonefan: If you’ve had cataract eye surgery/LASIK done before, please let me know how things went Would you do it again

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Answer by Sadie
My husband had it done and he loves it. He just had to put in eye drops a few times a day for a couple months. BUt he has not had any sort of complications.

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Question by C M: Had cataract surgery. Got a new lens perscription. I am 64. Will my perscription ever change again?

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Answer by blueeyz
Yes it probably will. I used to work for an eye Dr. Most people think when they have cataract surgery they dont need glasses, most of they time they still need them.

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Question by kmdtad@sbcglobal.net: Once you have a cataract removed by surgery, will it ever come back again???

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Answer by gangadharan_nair
A cataract is a congenital or degenerative opacity of the lens. The main symptom is gradual, painless vision blurring. Diagnosis is by ophthalmoscopy and slit-lamp examination. Treatment is surgical removal and placement of an intraocular lens.
Cataract surgery is usually recommended for people who have loss of vision or vision abnormalities caused by clouding of the lens. Complications of cataract surgery are not common, and serious complications are rare. Most patients have better vision after cataract surgery.
In about 3% – 4% of cases, the entire lens cannot be removed and another procedure is required at a later date to remove all of the lens fragments. Most of these patients still do very well. In other very rare cases, infection can occur after cataract surgery, which can lead to permanent vision problems.
Please see the web pages for more details on Cataract and Cataract removal.

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