JoT Posted April 6, 2010 Report Share Posted April 6, 2010 I've noticed that Duke's eyes don't look as cloudy as they did when he first arrived here, about 18 months ago. But I thought I must be imagining it because I would have thought cloudiness was irreversible But then today, Paul mentioned that he thought they looked less cloudy. I hadn't said anything about it to Paul, so for him to notice too, made me think perhaps I hadn't imagined it after all. Just wondered if anyone else had noticed this happen? BTW, Duke's supposedly about 16 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumpole Posted April 6, 2010 Report Share Posted April 6, 2010 has duke been diagnosed with anything if not then the cloudyness could have been caused by pannus which i think can be allergy related, without treatment it can lead to sight loss but if the allergen is no longer present it could also improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fee Posted April 6, 2010 Report Share Posted April 6, 2010 Assuming the cloudiness is due to nuclear sclerosis then I've certainly never heard of it improving - though it often doesn't seem to affect dogs' eyesight much, it usually gets gradually more pronounced as the dog gets older. Will be interested to see if anyone else has come across this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoT Posted April 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2010 (edited) Ah, the allergy information is very interesting. He suffers with seasonal allergies in the summer that affect his skin and ears, so I wonder if his eyes might be made cloudier then. He wasn't with us last winter/spring (he was rehomed and then came back to us) so I don't know whether they looked less cloudy this time last year. Edited April 6, 2010 by JoT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 I was doing some background reading when trying to help an older boy with very cloudy eyes a few months ago. I'm not sure if it will answer your question or not but I found these interesting. Perhaps, like allergies, if he had a bacteria or fungal based cause it may wax and wane? http://merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/toc_30100.htm http://www.petplace.com/dogs/cloudy-eye-in-dogs/page1.aspx I hope they continue to improve, whatever the reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Max has cloudy eyes and when he had a problem with his eye last year, the vet said that the cloudy bits in his eyes were 'leaking' and that this could in some cases actually lead to an improvement in vision (obviously not in Max's case as he's blind). He did require medication for it, some sort of steriodal eye drops which the vet said he should be on for the rest of his life, but I didn't like the thought of putting steriods in his eyes long term and his eye problem cleared up fairly quickly so we stopped using it. Not sure whether all vets would spot it as this vet takes a particular interest in eye related diseases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoT Posted April 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 Thanks very much for the replies. Next time we go to the vet, I'll ask about it, but it looks like it could be related to his allergies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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