NANFA-- Fish Cataracts

Bob Culler (rangerbob_at_optidynamic.com)
Mon, 28 Jul 2003 23:55:58 -0400

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Hello All,

Do fish get cataracts? I have a creek chub that has a white spot on the
lens of each eye. It does not appear to cover the whole eye and the fish
seems to be able to find his food by sight (so far). Would lens replacement
surgery or a seeing-eye-crawdad work best if he goes blind?

Ranger Bob
rangerbob_at_optidynamic.com
Kingsport, TN
"The power of humans to degrade the natural world is awesome; the
capability to reconstitute it later is mythical."
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