SURGERY FOR LENS INSTABILITY

Lens luxation is a common hereditary ocular disease in terrier breeds. If not detected early, lens luxation invariably leads to vision threa tening ocular diseases such as retinal detachment an. glaucoma. Succes sful management of lens instability requires that the lens be removed as early as possible, and preferably before luxation has occurred. Wit h attention to exacting detail, the displaced lens cannot only be remo ved, but it can be replaced with a prosthetic intraocular lens that is stabilized within the eye with sutures of 10-0 prolene. With early de tection and aggressive surgical intervention, the prognosis for vision in dogs with lens instability should be good.