Conditions Is this a cataract?

[Jake8771]

Does this appear to be the start of a cataract? She’s a 5.5 year old female guinea pig. There is no damage to the eye, it’s definitely not on the cornea, but the lens. No discharge, nothing like that. It’s just a small white dot and a small bit of haze around it. From my research it fits the description of a posterior polar cataract.

 

[bpatters]

Could be. But also see https://www.guinealynx.info/eyes.html and see if there's more info there for you. Guinea pigs have a couple of eye conditions that start with a small white dot.

 

[Jake8771]

Could be. But also see https://www.guinealynx.info/eyes.html and see if there's more info there for you. Guinea pigs have a couple of eye conditions that start with a small white dot.

Thanks, I already gave that page a look before and nothing on there seems to match. I’ve spoken to two exotic vets, both mention vitreal opacities, which is basically like scar tissue.