Retrospective analysis of cataract surgeries in dogs: a review of six years

A retrospective analysis of the cataract surgeries (98 cases) using different techniques like ECCE (64%), phacoemulsification (18%), ICCE (9%) and small incision cataract surgery (6%) performed at the Department of Surgery during the years 2008–2013 was evaluated on the basis of the surgical outcome, complications and its treatment. IOL was implanted in 40 cases. Intra-operative complications were vitreal prolapse (28), pupillary constriction (12), chemosis (10), bleeding from lateral canthotomy (10), iris bleeding (7) and iris bulging (6). Postoperative complications comprised of vaulting of IOL (7), posterior capsule opacification (10), corneal oedema (27), corneal ulcer (3), glaucoma (15), synechiae (3) and retinal detachment (4). On the whole, good surgical results were observed in 67.4% (66 out of 98), fair in 21.4% (21) and failure in 11.2% cases (11).