Cataract Surgery for Your Pet | What to Expect | MedVet Veterinary Ophthalmology
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- Опубліковано 25 кві 2021
- Cataracts are any opacity of the lens or its surrounding capsule. This results in a gray or white appearance to the center of the eye, visible through the pupil. It is common for both eyes to be impacted by cataracts, but not necessarily at the same time. Cataracts are a very common eye disease in pets of all ages, and can be due to various causes. The most common causes include diabetes, inherited or genetic cataracts, age, intraocular inflammation, trauma, and exposure to chemicals.
Cataract surgery is the only way to remove cataracts and restore vision. The cataract is removed using the same technology as human cataract surgery. This is called phacoemulsification. After the cataract is completely removed, an artificial lens is replaced to restore normal vision.
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Ive recently decided i want to go to college and study to be a veterinary ophthalmologist, im only a freshman in highschool but im pretty interested in this so far
This is me right now. I'm in the field of ophthalmology as an eye tech and now I'm really wanting to switch fields. I'm 23 so please don't wait until you're my age, stick with it
@@sakuraxtea Same boat but I am an engineer
I live in San Diego, the 8th largest city in America and there are only 3 veterinary ophthalmologists here 2 of whom have months long waiting lists and the third one is a 24hour emergency vet/eye clinic with questionable reviews. There's also Tijuana which has some excellent vets but it's sometimes tricky navigating down there and for eye care I rather stay north of the border so yeah, not a lot of choices but super high demand for veterinary ophthalmologists and from my experience I think it would definitely be a good and nobel career choice . 👍🏼
Cataract surgery is too expensive for me right now. So I had to look for an alternative and Lanomax a cataract dissolving eye drop has been working out for my senior dog. Hopefully his vision continues to improve.
What's the cost of it? Would it be the same for a cat?
Where did u buy it
How much was the eye drops? And how much is the surgery?
Is their an age limit for cateract surgery. My dog is 16 and is in perfect health. My vet is amazed by her energy and blood work and heart
My 9 year old Chihuahua Rocky has cataracts and is absolutely mersible with it so I've decided to let him get the surgery. We have the exam appointment on the 19th. I hope he'll be able to get the surgery so he can be happy again.
How did it go
@@noahleguin5206 Not good. He has Uveitis and can't have the surgery. They did put him on eye drops for it though.
@@eeveequeen15 update?
@@nysportsfan2576 He has Uveitis and is completely blind now. But he's happy and adjusting. What was causing his misery was an enlarged heart and a collapsed trachea. He's back to his old, happy self now.
How much was it?
My dog just got cataract surgery and the doctor called to inform me that she could not put in a new lense. Is this normal? What happens when a dog has no lense?
Please let me know how this drop will work for cataracts in man eye thanks.
What brand of implants do u use and how do u determine the power of the lens u put inside the eye? How long do they need to apply eyedrops after surgery?
Has there been any medical innovations in this surgery?
Would diabetes not make Max likely to get cataracts again as diabetes is one of the leading reasons to develop this? What is the recovery time the dog needs to wear the coller. I have a 13 yr old dog with advanced cataracts in both eyes, when is too late? She also has black circular "marks" on her cornea that are located in her central vision so does this get removed as part of any surgery? Not sure how you do it but my dog would not let anyone get that close to her eye without going nuts. Even humans are not great.
That dog is better than the human patients I see lol