Cataracts Treatment

Question by Jake: I need a new eye lens. Lasik is not an option.?
In 1984 (when I was 4), my right eye lens was removed due to a cataract. The cataract was caused by bacteria that got into my eye due to some deceased puppies….I had touched the dirt near them and in turn rubbed my eye. At the time of my cataract surgery, the only option was to remove my lens.

I have been to five doctors to see if I could get a lens replacement over the past 26 years with no luck. A couple of doctors have said that it could be completed but that there would probably not be any improvement to my vision and it could also damage my eye even more.

Does anyone have any knowledge of new technology that may enable me to go from legally blind (20/200) in my right eye to having some, if not great vision? Thank you.

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Answer by David E
Do you have amblyopia (lazy eye) in the eye without a lens? If your cataract developed pretty quickly after your infection, you probably don’t. If you had the cataract for some time before they removed it, you may have it. Eyes that do not have a clear image during early childhood can’t develop properly. Is your eye straight? Sometimes when there is not good vision in an eye, it turns in or out. If your eyes don’t work together, improving the vision in the bad one may create more problems than it solves. There is also a good chance that the infection that caused your cataract also caused other damage to your eyes.
I would actually suggest an older technology. You should be for for a contact lens in that eye. Wearing a contact would give answers to many of the above questions. Successful contact lens wear could be a long term solution or it could give your surgeon more confidence that a secondary lens implant is a good idea.

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Question by Liz: need an easy way to put my dog asleep?
I need an easy way to put my dog asleep. She’s a 15 yr old lab shepard mix, she has cataracts on both eyes an can barely see. However, i dont have the money to take my dog to the vet to have them put her down. What is a cheap an painless way to do this on my own?

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Answer by Inspector Clouseau
Try the Humane Society in your area.

Sorry for your circumstance.

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Question by daria: Hi, i really need to know where is the best place to go to for eye surgery?
My 9 year old daughter got arthritis. It has severely affected her right eye to the point where she has a massive cataract, everything is glued together and she has recurring inflammation all the time. Her case is very complicated and here in Greece they said they don’t have the expertise to take this case on properly. I have options to go to Russia, where i heard they were the best eye specialists in the world and i have also been referred to Moorfields Eye Hospital in London ( also good reputation). Money is not a problem for me and i can go anywhere in the world but i need to know who is the best and where they are. Everyone i contact say they are it. I am, though, looking for some sort of consensus on this matter. My daughter cannot see anymore from her right eye ( just barely can sense light). Please help. I am at a loss.

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Answer by Keagan
I would recommend traveling to the United States. Here, we have great hospitals, which some, are the best in the world. The Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, USA is the best in the world, so I would recommend calling them.

Good luck!

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Question by Jramirez: my dog has cataracts…what do I need to do to stop the progression, or possibly get rid of them?
They started out in both eyes, like tiny dots… now one has grown tremendously and the other is going slower. The vet said it was an abrassion, but I know that is not what it is. What do I do now?

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Answer by king_tots
get advice from a different vet

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Question by meena: do the patients really need tetanus shot before cataract surgery?

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Answer by pennybarr
I’ve never heard of needing a tetanus shot prior to cataract surgery. Perhaps, there was a chance of infection from some other source or the person had not had a tetanus shot in many years and the doctor was being overly cautious.

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