Cataracts usually are hereditary, but not always.
Hereditary cataracts reported in different breeds vary with respect to their anatomic position within the lens, their age of onset and their progressive or stationary nature, although within a breed
cataracts usually display marked breed specificity.
Hypermature
cataracts usually are reduced in size due to loss of water and proteins from the lens.
Cataracts usually develop within 6 - 12 months of the dog's life, but often lead to blindness down the road.
Primary
cataracts usually appear at an early age.
A cataract usually starts small and progresses to include larger areas of the lens, but the rate of progression is difficult to predict.
Not exact matches
Glaucoma
usually occurs in the same age group as
cataracts, thus both can affect the vision.
In people there's no evolutionary advantage to fending off cancer, heart disease, stroke, arthritis,
cataracts, Alzheimer's, and other banes of the aged, because these conditions
usually show up long after genes have been passed on to the next generation.
If both eyes are affected,
cataracts are
usually treated by removing the lenses, using surgery for an older dog with compact lenses, but a younger dog's soft lenses can be broken up by sound waves and sucked out — a process called phacoemulsification.
A
cataract is a clouding of the lens,
usually gray, blue / gray or white, and is very noticeable in advanced stages.
The appearance and location of acquired
cataracts is
usually different from the inherited kind.
This is
usually due to degenerative changes in the eye but can be caused by an eye disease like
cataracts.
Other side effects that occur rarely,
usually with high doses of Prednisolone include thinning of the skin,
cataracts, glaucoma, or behavior changes.
Usually cataracts require surgical removal after your dog has been treated properly for a few months.
Usually when we think of
cataracts we commonly associate them with Geriatric Dogs.
For example,
cataracts in Bichon Frise dogs tend to develop rapidly in early adulthood and
usually involve the entire lens in both eyes.
There are many other potential causes of
cataracts in dogs, such as birth defects, infection, radiation (
usually from prolonged radiation therapy for cancer of the head), etc. but discussion of these causes is beyond the scope of this review article.
Surgery to remove the spots aids in recovering sight, however just like
cataracts, the spots
usually return.
These
cataracts, sometimes called juvenile
cataracts,
usually appear between 1 - 3 years of age, but fortunately do not
usually cause any functional impairment.
When people undergo
cataract surgery, they
usually pay very little for it because insurance picks up most of the tab of the surgeon's fee, facility fee, and anesthesia / sedation fee.
However, age - related
cataracts in dogs are
usually small and do not significantly interfere with vision.
Cataracts do not cause the dog any pain and
usually progress slowly enough that the dog adjusts to its vision loss.
If an Aussie has
cataracts in a part of the eye that is atypical for our breed or for inherited
cataracts generally, the examiner may pass it,
usually with a recommendation for re-exam.
Conventional treatment
usually consists of surgery to remove the
cataract from the lens.
The most serious eye diseases in Pointers are
cataracts (appearing in young adulthood and
usually progressing to blindness), and progressive retinal atrophy (always progressing to blindness).
The most serious eye diseases in Pointers are
cataracts (appearing in young adulthood and
usually progressing to blindness), and progressive retinal atrophy (PRA).
While debilitating eye problems are not common, breeders
usually have their Cavaliers seen by board - certified veterinary ophthalmologists on a regular basis to screen for the possibility of hereditary eye disease such as retinal dysplasia, detachment, and
cataracts.
Cataracts appearing AFTER age 3 are
usually milder.
Specifically, dog cloudy eye
usually exhibits diagnostic results such as corneal infections, edema (fluid accumulation), inflammatory responses,
cataracts, glaucoma, deposition of fats and calcium on these structures, hemorrhage and disorders of the vitreous body in between the lens and retina.
Dogs
usually adjust surprisingly well to having
cataracts.
Cataracts can occur in one eye, as is usually the case when cataracts are caused by injury, or they can occur in b
Cataracts can occur in one eye, as is
usually the case when
cataracts are caused by injury, or they can occur in b
cataracts are caused by injury, or they can occur in both eyes.
Although stressful for you and your pup, dog
cataract surgery is
usually uncomplicated and performed on an outpatient basis (meaning, he can be home with you the same day).
Cataracts are opacities within the lens, and usually both eyes of dogs with PRA develop c
Cataracts are opacities within the lens, and
usually both eyes of dogs with PRA develop
cataractscataracts.
Cataract surgery is performed under general anesthesia,
usually on both eyes at the same time.
Dogs with PRA
usually develop
cataracts that are termed «toxic
cataracts», in the mid to late stages of PRA.
The
cataracts do not
usually progress and cause only minor visual deficits.
An intraocular lens (IOL) is
usually inserted after the
cataract has been removed.
Other side effects that occur rarely,
usually with high doses of Prednisone include thinning of the skin,
cataracts, glaucoma, behavior changes.
They
usually go blind or have
cataracts at an early age.
The cause of impaired vision / blindness is
usually glaucoma (increased intraocular pressure), but other conditions, such as
cataracts and / or intraocular hemorrhage, can impair vision.
Where Kayak had been somewhat docile by sea turtle standards before, after her
cataract surgery she became considerably more rambunctious — more normal behavior for Loggerheads, who actually tend toward the feisty and don't
usually make good roommates in captivity.
The Rhine Falls are
usually described as being the largest waterfall in Europe but it should be noted that many other waterfalls have greater drops and many are much longer where they form multiple drops or a series of
cataracts.
Usually watching a movie I know in my heart and colon to be, at best, a junk food movie and at worst,
cataract inducing — its pretty cut and dry.
Major eye surgeries that are medically necessary, such as
cataract surgery, are
usually covered by health insurance plans.