Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Spontaneous resorption of a diabetic cataract in a geriatric dog.
- Journal:
- The Journal of small animal practice
- Year:
- 2005
- Authors:
- Gonzalez-Alonso-Alegre, E & Rodriguez-Alvaro, A
- Affiliation:
- Hospital Clinico Veterinario · Spain
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 12-year-old cocker spaniel with diabetes for four months developed cataracts, which are cloudy areas in the eye that can affect vision. In this case, the cataracts surprisingly started to disappear on their own, leading to a significant improvement in the dog's vision. This kind of recovery is rare in older dogs, as it usually happens more often in younger dogs with inherited cataracts. Overall, the dog's vision was restored, and the cataract material almost completely vanished.
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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