Canine cataract surgery with a lens implant in a dog

[lovelovemeee]

My dog just got home from surgery and she's a naturally hyper dog and she can't keep still, and her mum...our other dog is trying to attack her because she had to sleep over at the hospital and yeh my dog keeps trying to wipe and scratch her eye, the vet didn't give her a collar, any tips of how i can care for her?

[gargrajeshindia]

how does one calculate the IOL power to be implanted. what was the size of the optic and haptic of the IOL implanted. Any special co. manufacturing the IOLs or are they the same that are implanted in humans. Nice surgery.

[nailedwit]

The music is really irritating and completely unnecessary.  The video, however, is amazing.

[ArekushisuTigress]

This is amazing. That must take a very steady hand. It looks like a very difficult and precise surgery. Amazing it can let the dog see again though. What kind of dog was it and how old was it?

[Omega320]

I have a 14 yr mini toy poodle who have two cataract, how much cost and how safe is the surgery at his age?

[175safrey]

@Omega320 Where do you live & I can get you information on Ophthalmologist in your area that can answer your questions in more detail.

[Omega320]

@175safrey I live in Baja California, México.

[175safrey]

@Omega320 Eye Care for Animals in San Diego here is the address & phone number. Address:

5040 Convoy Street, Suite B

San Diego, CA 92111

Phone: (619) 702-EYES (3937)

Fax: (619) 414-5073

Office Hours:

Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

[Omega320]

@175safrey Thanks, but i guess in nowdays dogs need a passport to get in to USA, and i dont have anything like that.

[PAMAROSHOUSE]

instead of vision blue we would use ic green on human pts,maybe its surgeon preference?

[jeffbrant]

Nice to see that Vision Blue is also used in canine phaco/IOL surgery. Just wondering if you also do hydrodissection and/or hydro-delineation of the lens nucleus prior to phaco and if you use an OVD before implanting the IOL. Not apparent in this video, but these steps might have been edited out. Are you making a self-sealing incision or do you suture? Do you inject BSS into the corneal stroma at the end to help make the incision tight? Are topical NSAIDs being used before/after surgery?

[rmerideth]

always use Vision Blue, I hydrodissect non diabetics ( had a bad experience in a diabetic with an extremely intumescent lens), that being said I do hydrodissect some diabetics. I am not sure hydro-delineation is works in the canine lens.

I leave the second stab wound "open" and it is seals nicely but I do like the idea of an injection seal. the primary would is sutured. And yes I do use an OVD to reform the bag before IOL implant.

[danHiBiKiFaNaTiC]

poor dog...:((((((((

[pizcolq]

Nice video, thanks. Can you tell what is your preoperative/intraoperative mydriasis protocol?

[rmerideth]

I use  tropicamide 4 times starting a few hour prior to surgery and epi in the irriagtion solution.

[xjmyx]

wow that was amazing.. thanks for the video! it was really "eye-opening" haha

[darkeclispe45]

thats so sad :[ did the dog live?

[rmerideth]

it's been almost two years since the  surgery and the little guy is doing very well and has normal vision. He was blind before the procedure

[k9ortega]

Hello Dr Merideth

as always very well done!

the best veterinary ophthalmologyst!

He is in arizona at eye care for animals web page

you got an eye problem with your mascot?

HE is the MAN!

Heriberto.

[Bl00dyJ0k3r]

the song rly adds the emotion =]

[linds8604]

what is the cost?

[katerinobia]

ah its so beautiful :)

im applying for vet school..and im watching the things that im gonna do in the future :D

[fepiza]

Hello Doc, how did you implant the artificial new lens?

[rmerideth]

a foldable artifical lens is loaded into a cartridge to permit injection thru a 4 mm incision

[crazy4gymnastics4224]

that is really interesting!

i want to be a vet. How many years of schooling did you go through?

[rmerideth]

after highschool you 2 to 4 years of regular college with an emphasis on science and math. then veterinary college  for 4 years, then an internship for one year and then residency training for three years I know it seems like a lot but its all fun and worth it study hard

[crazy4gymnastics4224]

aren't you specialized in optical veterinary care? (or something like that)?

i thought if you specialized, it required even MORE school...

[fepiza]

Hello Doc, how did you implant the artificial new lens?