Cataracts Treatment

Question by Mark D: I have been quoted £3000- £3500 to have my dogs eye cataracts removed is this a good price ?
I would be interested in you experiences of this surgery and any details of the place where it was done if you where happy with the quality and price Thanks
Seemed high to me have seem some people quoting £1400 -£1800. Thanks for your thoughts

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Answer by MamaBas
Sure is a good price – for the operating surgeons!! With respect, and depending on the age of the dog involved, unless you have this sort of money to burn, I’d not bother. The first sense, for a dog (other than maybe a sight-hound) is their sense of smell. I’ve had elderly dogs with cataracts and they have lived perfectly normal lives, obviously not seeing as well as before, but well enough that they weren’t bumping into things! Obviously their eyes were bluey, but looks aren’t everything. Personally I’d not put an older dog through this surgery, and certainly not for this sort of money, which is probably correct nevertheless.

Add – I’d always get a second opinion on the condition of your dog, in any case.

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Question by Elizabeth C: I have this haze constantly on my eyes, what is it?
Im 20, and i know when i worked in old fashioned flourescent lights for two years thats where i got it. I went to three different basic eye doctors and they say they dont see anything wrong since its not cataracts etc. The haze gets worse in the dark but during the day I see sparkles everywhere. Would LASIK fix it??

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Answer by ~ Ternie ~
I would go to a specialized eye doctors, ie: an ophthalmologist. “Basic” eye doctors, ie: optometrists, can only see certain things. An ophthalmologist will be able to tell if there’s anything past what an optometrist can.

Also, are you not sure you’re not having blood pressure problems and not a problem with your vision? Having high blood pressure can make you see ’sparkles’ in the daylight. Take notice next time this happens, see if you feel lightheaded or short of breath.

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Question by Paperzz: Do any of you have this eye disease?
Hi,
Well i was born with cataract with both of my eyes and they removed it from 1 eye but not the other one.
I have been through several operations and unfortunately they couldn’t remove it and I want to see if someone else in the world has it so i dont feel alone.
My parents wont tell me much about it now since im quite young.
I cant see with it at all and its bluey and looks ugly and quite like milky
I used to wear contacts so no one can notice it but now i wear an artificial eye
If any of you have it or know someone that does have it can you please write something and how it feels so i dont feel alone
Thanks

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Answer by swimmergirl247
I dont personally have it but being born blind myself I know about 15 people with congintail cataracts which is what you have. inccluding some of my own cousins. some fair better than others but it sounds like your was pretty bad. all I can say is you are NOT alone get involve with national blind organizations (google some from where your from if your not from the US I can’t help you) then you’ll meet several kids with the same conditions. your lucky I have a really rare eye condition there’s only 10,000 cases in the world of which 1,000 are female of that less than 100 are under the age of 40 and I’m 19 so yeah I”M rare.

bottom line is dont lose hope and don’t and get involved with us we work better together!

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Question by ModelFlyerChick: Am I at greater risk of getting fired because of this?
As of November 2008 I’ve been missing anywhere from 2 – 4 days every month taking my dad (he’s 71) to eye appointments for cataract & laser surgery. Most of this time was taken as paid vacation days. Anyway, noone mentioned anything to me about FMLA at that time and I thought it was only available to pregnant women. A week ago, HR told me I had to file FMLA paperwork verifying my dad’s condition. I had the paperwork filled out by the doc and turned it in to HR as requested. …and now I’m worried that I actually gave my employer a reason to fire me, especially considering:
1) How slow business is. MUCH slower than normal.
2) There are major changes coming that will remove the in-house created software 100%. I was originally hired to takeover maintaining and upgrading this software. Over the 3+ years I’ve been employed other responsibilities have been added and will continue on as they are part of getting the jobs done.
Yes, I’m in an at-will state.

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Answer by Lauren F
FMLA gives you the right to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to take care of yourself or a family member who has a serious illness. It can be used in a bulk of time, like after a woman delivers a child, or it can be used in smaller amounts of time, like you have. If you apply for and are approved for FMLA, the company cannot fire you for taking leave for these conditions. These are reasonable absences and not a reason to fire you.

However, FMLA won’t protect you if there is a general layoff or shutdown or your product line is no longer sold. So, I would talk with your boss if you think the duties you now perform are at risk of not being needed anymore. It is always good to have a career plan and a way to grow your skills, and this is a good chance to have that discussion.

Simply ask him/her for advice on your skills, what opportunities there might be for training and development, and what other things she/he thinks you might be able to do for the company. Make sure you tell them how happy you are there, and that you want to continue to grow. It is great if you can find something they dislike doing and learn how to do it for them.

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Question by FroGgy an eArl.: Does this sound like cataracts?
I keep having trouble seeing. Like as if I have something in my eyes that makes it blurry like water in my eyes but I have no water in my eyes. My eyes hurt sometimes because I have to strain to see through the blurriness. It’s not an even blurriness. It just feels like there’s something in my eyes but there isn’t. I have to keep blinking to almost, like, reset my vision. Like if Im watching TV, I’ll have to keep blinking to keep my vision clear, otherwise, my eyes get to blurry. It’s kind of milky white blurriness.

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Answer by Dr.Mihir Shah
It could be cataract,refractive error or simply dry eyes.Get your eyes checked by an ophthalmologist.

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