Cataracts Treatment

Question by : Question about my dog’s eye?
My dog (who is 3 years old) seems to be having an issue with one of her eyes. Her left pupil appeared to be clouded for a day or two, and today the vet said he wasn’t exactly sure of what was going on, but that it might be an infection. He gave us an ointment to put on her eye and said to check back in a few days. Now, she seems to avoid opening the eye that was clouded and sometimes tries to scratch it. I just looked at both of her eyes and noticed that they were EXTREMELY red underneath her pupils. Does any of this sound familiar? If so, what can I do to help her?

Note: We asked the vet specifically about a cataract – he said that since the cloudiness appeared within a matter of a few days, in addition to her being relatively young, it’s more than likely that it isn’t a cataract.

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Answer by Aussies are my ♥ Dogs
My shih tzu has eye ulcers. The vet can run a dye test to check for them.

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Question by Aaron: Rabbit eye question *health*
My rabbit has a blue line in his eye that looks like a lightning bolt. What is this and what should i do about this i think it could be a cataract and mom wont take him to the vet hes had it for like a week and it hasn’t got worse so i don’t know what it is can you help me? and what should i do?

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Answer by Betsy D
As long as it doesn’t appear to be in pain, don’t worry about it. Vets (for the most part) don’t know how to care for rabbits and it should be okay. It would be a waste of time and money. Don’t worry about it. Good luck.

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Question by Sabrina: I need help on an Eye Disorders question.?
I look up definitions for these and I cant find simple ones. Help, please?

-Sutural cataract
-Lamellar Cataract
-Zonular cataract
-Secondary Cataract

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Answer by yagman
The first three are primary congenital cataracts.

Sutural cataract

As the lens is being formed as a fetus the collagen fibers of the lens come together along a y shaped “suture”. This is a congenital cloudiness associated with a problem in the closure of this suture.

http://dro.hs.columbia.edu/antsutural.htm

Lamellar cataract

The collagen fibrils of the lens are laid down in sheets (or lamellae). A lamellar cataract is an opacification confined to one of these lamellar sheets of collagen.

http://www.eyeweb.org/cataract.htm

Zonular cataract

Another congenital type cataract with a characteristic radiating pattern (looks like spokes on a wheel)

http://www.opt.indiana.edu/NewHorizons/Zonular.html

Secondary cataract

This is not a primary cataract but rather occurs in the great majority of patients who have had cataract surgery. At some time following surgery, the posterior capsule of the lens (it was left intact during surgery) begins to opacify and block light much like the original cataract did. The most common treatment for this is the use of a Yag laser to create a clear opening in the capsule thereby allowing light to pass through unaffected.

http://www.steen-hall.com/seccat.html

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Question by therat2233: Lazy eye question.?
I had a cataract when I was young. After the surgery I was legally blind with 20/400 vision. After the surgery we tried patching, and it did not help. A couple of years ago, my vision in my bad eye improved to 20/200. My eye doctor said that my vision was most likely at it’s peak. Well, this year it’s 20/100. I was wondering if patching at this age (16) would help improve they eye further to where corrective lens would help it.

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Answer by greydoc6
You need to put that question to a good ophthalmologist. Improving the refractive error in the eye is one thing. But vision is more complex than that. It also involves nerves along the optic pathway and the area in the brain responsible for vision. Are these pathways still intact after years of non-use?

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Question by monkeydamour: Question about cataracts…?
My mother had cataract surgery. Her lenses were replaced with plastic lenses. She heard that cataracts can regrow after five years or so. Is she in danger?

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Answer by princeidoc
cataracts cannot “re-grow”. thats not possible, tho it is a very common misconception. once you have cataract surgery, you cannot ever have a cataract again.

however there is a condition in which your body deposits debris or cells onto the backside of the capsule near your new implant. i call that “posterior capsular opacification”. THE CONFUSION ARISES IN THIS CONDITION’S “LAY-TERM” which is “after-cataract”. since patients often call this an “after-cataract”, some people understandably get confused.

posterior capsular opacification is treated with a fast & easy laser procedure called “yag capsulotomy”. this also creates confusion, as many patients subsequently think that cataracts can be treated by laser.

in short:
cataracts can’t “re-grow”
cataracts cannot be treated by laser

“after-cataracts” can occur after cataract surgery
“after-cataracts” are treated by laser

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