<div dir="ltr"><div>My Wally is 9
years old and has had cataracts since he was a puppy. For the past few
years he has been kind of a "Mr. Magoo" in that he has some vision if
not in direct sunlight and runs "toward" you but doesn't totally see
you until he is closer. Not bumping into things but just not great vision. But in the last
3-4 months or so, his vision seemed to get worse and now he is not
seeing well at all....some bumping into stuff.<br> I took him
to the vet. opthal. last week to see if he was a candidate for cataract
surgery. She told me that his tear production was not up to par so we
need to do drops to try to correct this first. He is on Tacrolimus drops
and Ketorolac Tromethamine drops twice a day. We go back in one month
to see if his tear production is improved.<br> Vet. Opthal.
said she cannot do cat. surgery unless his tear production improves. If
it has improved then she will do gonioscopy to check his angles and if
they are OK (not bad angles for glaucoma possibility) then she can do
the cat. surgery. She said that she has not had any Bassets have cat.
surgery because people come in with Bassets with glaucoma. She also
warned me that cat. surgery could cause glaucoma and thus the reason for
checking his angles. I only plan to have surgery on one eye. <br> Have any of you had cataract surgery on your Basset? I welcome any info.on this situation. <br>Thanks so much,<br>Bonnie and Wally<br></div><a href="mailto:blessedbassets@gmail.com">blessedbassets@gmail.com</a><br></div>