Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Diabetic cataract disappeared on its own in old dog restoring vision
By Gonzalez-Alonso-Alegre, E & Rodriguez-Alvaro, A·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2005·Hospital Clinico Veterinario, Spain·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Spontaneous resorption of a diabetic cataract in a geriatric dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 12-year-old cocker spaniel with diabetes was found to have cataracts in one eye that had been worsening for four months. Surprisingly, the cataract started to disappear on its own, and the dog's vision improved significantly. This spontaneous resorption of the cataract is rare in older dogs but has been seen more often in younger dogs with inherited cataracts. The dog is now able to see better without any surgical intervention.
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Abstract
Spontaneous cataract resorption is described in a geriatric cocker spaniel with a four-month history of diabetes mellitus. Resorption progressed to such a degree that vision was restored in that eye and almost all the cataract material disappeared. This is not common in geriatric dogs despite having been described with relative frequency in young animals with hereditary cataracts.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16119062/