Juvenile
Cataracts occur between 8 weeks to 12 months of age.
the cataracts occur in BOTH eyes....
Cataracts occur sooner and more frequently in some breeds of dogs.
Cataracts occur when the lens of the eye becomes thickened and loses its translucence.
Hereditary eye diseases such as
cataracts occur in Salukis.
Cataracts occur as a result of changes in the proteins in lens — these «coagulate» to form cloudy / opaque areas in place of the normally transparent tissues resulting in a reduction in the amount of light being transmitted and a consequential reduction in vision.
Senior
cataracts occur in most breeds in old age.
A cataract occurs when the lens becomes opaque.
Not exact matches
«The increase in utilization
occurred in many U.S. communities such that in some places nearly every
cataract surgery took place in an ambulatory care center,» says senior author Joshua Stein, M.D., associate professor of ophthalmology and eye policy researcher at the U-M Institute of Healthcare Policy and Innovation.
Glaucoma usually
occurs in the same age group as
cataracts, thus both can affect the vision.
And it may also help prevent complications of diabetes from
occurring such as
cataracts, heart disease, stroke, and kidney diseases.
Glaucoma can
occur in any dog, is sometimes related to other conditions such as
cataracts, but is genetic in some breeds.
Cataracts can
occur in either or both eyes, and at any age.
Eye problems such as
cataracts, cherry eye, entropion, and ectropion can also
occur in Newfoundlands.
Glaucoma can
occur spontaneously in certain breeds of dogs (primary glaucoma) or may be caused by
cataracts, lens displacement, inflammation, trauma or certain forms of cancer of the eye (secondary glaucoma).
Lenticular sclerosis is a hardening up of the lens that
occurs over time, the lens appears cloudy resembling
cataracts.
Surgery can restore vision if your dog has
cataracts, although in some cases blindness might
occur.
Aussie hereditary
cataracts almost never
occur in young puppies; affected dogs most commonly present signs as mature adults, though
cataracts may start in early adulthood or not until old age.
Cataracts are an extremely common canine eye disease and
occur in many other breeds, most of which do not have merle.
Typically, exams
occur ONE DAY after
cataract surgery, ONE WEEK after
cataract surgery, TWO WEEKS after
cataract surgery, FOUR WEEKS after
cataract surgery, and SIX WEEKS after
cataract surgery.
Cataracts can
occur for reasons other than heredity (other diseases, injury, or nutritional imbalance) but these other causes are not common and should not be assumed to be the reason unless confirmed by a veterinary ophthalmologist.
Cataract formation in the lenses of the eye
occurs steadily throughout the life of dogs and cats.
Blinding can
occur in dogs starting to experience the formation of
cataracts.
Perhaps most importantly,
cataracts can
occur as a result of a metabolic disorder, such as diabetes, which modifies the way the fibers are laid down to create the lens.
Senile
cataracts almost always
occur in both eyes simultaneously.
Because 3 out of every 4 diabetic dogs develop blinding
cataracts, and because the
cataracts develop quickly and cause blindness that can be permanent if surgery is not performed ASAP, AND because some
cataracts result in lens rupture and removal of the eye (s), rapid referral to a veterinary ophthalmologist should
occur as soon as possible following diagnosis of diabetes.
A common phenomenon
occurs in many rapidly developing
cataracts wherein the patient develops a local «allergic» type reaction to the
cataract known as lens - induced uveitis.
Other side effects that
occur rarely, usually with high doses of Prednisolone include thinning of the skin,
cataracts, glaucoma, or behavior changes.
There are many types of genetic eye conditions, including
cataracts, retinal dysplasia and retinal degeneration which
occur with a higher incidence in purebred dogs.
It is likely that a secondary gene interaction
occurs in the small percentage of dogs possessing the HC mutation but does not develop
cataracts.
When some abnormality
occurs that causes all or a portion of the lens to become opaque, it is called a
cataract.
The second main type of retinal detachment
occurs secondary to
cataracts,
cataract surgery or other intraocular surgeries.
Kinostat is a preventive only and will not reverse
cataract formation that has already
occurred.
Late onset
cataracts is common in Bostons, typically
occurring after about 7 years old.
Occasionally
cataracts and progressive retinal atrophy (PRA)
occur in Coonhounds.
Cataracts may
occur and generally
occur later in the disease.
Surgical correction is currently the only effective treatment for
cataracts although ocular medications are often used to help prevent secondary problems that
occur stemming from the
cataract formation.
When a
cataract develops, a white cloudiness within the crystalline lens
occurs, causing a partial to complete opacity.
Lens luxation, often related to
cataracts and glaucoma,
occurs when the lens dislocates.
Non-hereditary
cataracts also
occur, and examination by a board - certified veterinary ophthalmologist is necessary to determine if the
cataract is suspected to be hereditary.
The
cataract may develop rapidly over weeks, or slowly over years, and
occur in one or both eyes.
Antioxidant supplementation may also help reduce ocular inflammation that
occurs in dogs both secondary to
cataract formation and following
cataract surgery (see our Veterinary Supplements page).
However, as this process
occurs in hypermature
cataracts, damage to the eye also
occurs in the form of lens - induced inflammation (called lens - induced uveitis or LIU).
In Aussies
cataracts almost never
occur in young puppies.
Hereditary
cataracts do not
occur in young Aussie puppies.
Since HSF4 is not connected to every
cataract that
occurs in Aussies, breeders need to accept the fact that use of this test will not necessarily prevent them from producing dogs that develop
cataracts.
The second most frequent type is bilateral nuclear
cataracts, which
occur in only in 1 of 550 dogs.
None of the other types of bilateral
cataract (anterior, equatorial cortical, capsular, or nuclear)
occur even half as frequently.
Hyaloid arteries are not considered a hereditary problem, however their association with
cataracts and the frequency with which they
occurred among dogs which were part of the CEA study in the early 1990s is reason for concern.
A
cataract can
occur in any part of the lens.