Been to the vet today for something else but asked the vet  to look in her eyes while there. As expected, she is starting with cataracts  in both eyes but mostly the right.
The vet  said that it was hard to look properly as they took her inside the surgery and she was anxious. They are going to have another look when she’s under anaesthetic for her teeth clean.
There was some mention of starting her on something to slow down the cataracts, but I’ve not been given anything and he didn’t say what.
I was just wondering what’s she likely to be given, how long is it expected to be until she will need surgery, and how successful is surgery ?
Thanks.

How old because unlike conditions like Glaucoma, I'd suggest with the elderly dog, the slow onset with cataracts allows them to make the necessary adjustment without the need for surgery (unlike us).   We had ageing hounds who slowly developed cataracts but we did nothing - given their first sense is smell, most dogs can manage well with limited sight unless the reduced eyesight is rapid.

I guess you can only be advised by your examining vet, re what you do about this.

She’s a toy breed aged 8.5 years.
I have noticed her struggling at night when there’s only a little light from the bathroom.

My only experience was of a Yorkie who had cataracts later in life .the vet was happy to do the operation and felt it would be successful but cost was her owners issue.
Later as she list more and more sight her age and GA become her owners worry.
She .managed very well but my own feeling would have been if it's affordable and after chatting to a couple of vets I would have gone for it earlier rather than later
Human cataracts are regular done these days and very little in the way of problems after

That’s what I’m wondering, let it take its course and have the op younger or have treatment to slow it ?

I don't know about treatment to slow it .with humans it doesn't seem to happen the advise is to wait until u need the op and it's under local anesthetics.
I would have a couple of in depth consults preferably with a vet who has a lot of experience in this area. There are opthalmic vets around and see what they think

I took my toy poodle Pepe to the vets after noticing his left eye looked very odd this was the day after new year in 2018. We were immediately referred the following day to Optivet eye specialist where he was diagnosed with cataracts in both eyes. He had no sight in the left eye so he was booked in the following week to have the cataract removed. We went back the following week but the operation couldn’t be done as he had in that week developed glaucoma in both eyes. The treatment was eye drops to keep the pressure under control and regular visits to Havant. Hopefully your dog just has cataracts which could be removed the problem I found was that my vet didn’t have the equipment to measure pressure in his eyes hence why we had an 85 mile round trip to Havant each time. Of course I was happy to do anything to keep Pepe comfortable.