Outcome of phacoemulsification following corneal and lens laceration in cats and dogs (2000-2010).

Objective: To investigate the success rate of phacoemulsification following corneal and lens laceration in dogs and cats.

Procedure: Retrospective review of cats and dogs presenting with corneal and lens laceration and treated with phacoemulsification.

Results: The records of 33 patients (33 eyes: six feline, 27 canine) presenting to a private referral center were reviewed.

Cataracts are not associated with retinal detachment in the Bichon Frise in the UK--a retrospective study of preoperative findings and outcomes in 40 eyes.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the Bichon Frise population in the UK is at the same risk of developing retinal detachment in association with cataract formation and following phacoemulsification as described in reports from the USA.

Procedures: The medical records of Bichon Frises which were presented for cataract assessment and of those which were treated with phacoemulsification at Willows Referral Service between 1997 and 2009 were reviewed.

Results: Forty eyes (26 dogs) with unilateral or bilateral cataracts were included in the study.