A little blog where I explore dog cataract surgery
A canine cataract forms when the ratio of protein to water in a dog's lens becomes unbalanced by an increase in insoluable protein. Lenses normally exist in a dehydrated state of 66 percent water to 33 percent protein that is maintained by a biomechanical sodium water pump system inherent in each lens. When this system is disrupted or damaged, excess water collects in the lens and the amount of insoluable protein increases. Any such increase disrupts the fibers of the lens or its protective capsule, causing loss of lens transparency, vision reduction and cataract development. Cataracts often appear either white or similar to crushed ice.