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What is a Cataract?

What is a Cataract?

A cataract is a clouding of the crystalline lens. The crystalline lens is a clear tissue located behind the pupil - the dark circular opening in the middle of the iris seen as the coloured part of the eye. The lens works with the transparent cornea by covering the eye's surface allowing light to focus on the retina at the back of the eye. When the lens becomes cloudy light cannot pass to the retina properly and vision is blurred and decreased.

Cataracts can be the result of many aging conditions however the most frequent cause of cataract is the natural aging process. Other causes may include injury, chronic eye disease, and other system-wide diseases such as diabetes. All of these conditions can be assisted by CatCure.

With the increased lifespan of many pets related to additional supplementation in pet foods this can give rise to some degree of cataract development in most animals. Cataracts can take from a few months to several years to develop. Sometimes, the cataract stops developing in its early stages, and vision is only slightly decreased. Although if the cataract continues developing, vision is impaired and treatment may become necessary.

Surgery used to be the only option to remove the diseased lens effectively, treatment for cataracts have developed since the early days of nip and tuck. Cataract surgery is now a frequently performed operation in most parts of the world. More than one million cataract procedures are performed every year, and in the majority of those cases, the diseased tissue is painfully replaced with an artificial and irritating device known as an intraocular lens implant. This is an unnecessary and pointless surgery when the alternative for your pet is pain free and simple.

CatCure is that alternative, the freedom from cataracts available to you in a simple droplet.

Why did my dog develop a Cataract?

Most cataracts in dogs are inherited. Certain breeds of animals are afflicted with hereditary cataracts so that a significant percentage of the population may develop cataracts. This is especially true in dogs. Miniature schnauzers, cocker spaniels, poodles, Labrador retrievers and golden retrievers are just a few of the breeds which may be affected.

The cataract may develop rapidly over weeks, or slowly over years, in one or both eyes. Like humans, dogs also develop cataracts with age (often after 8 years of life). Cataracts can also develop in dogs with diabetes mellitus or in orphan puppies on an artificial milk replacer diet.

What if Cataract treatment is not applied?

Immature and mature cataracts cause a serious reactive inflammation inside the eye (Lens Induced Uveitis, or LIU) that must be medically treated, whether or not surgery is performed. If treatment is not applied, lifetime anti-inflammatory eye drops are required, as well as periodic eye re-examinations. LIU can lead to complications such as glaucoma or a detached retina, and LIU decreases the success rate of cataract surgery. The earlier the cataract can be treated, the better.



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