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logo 11/27/2024 10:46:15 PM     
Endangered fish can live longer after cataract surgery 
By Martin LaSalle CA Source: umontreal 1/26/2024
Martin LaSalle
 Humans aren’t the only species to develop cataracts with age. Some animals, including dogs, cats, horses and, it turns out, fish living in captivity, can also get cataracts as they grow older.

In the case of endangered fish housed in public aquariums, cataract surgery may be advisable to improve their health and prolong their lives.
 

Although quite rare, cataract operations, or lensectomies, have indeed been performed on fish over the past 20 years. However, their long-term effects had never been measured.

Dr. Claire Vergneau-Grosset, a professor of zoological medicine in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Université de Montréal, and medical resident Julie Pujol set out to document the outcomes.

 
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