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Bilateral cataract surgery with intraocular lens implant in a captive western lowland gorilla

Alasdair Warwick

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Clinical Neurosciences Research Group, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

Eye Unit, University Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, UK

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Sharon Redrobe,

Sharon Redrobe

Twycross Zoo, Warwickshire, UK

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Andrew Lotery,

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Andrew Lotery

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Clinical Neurosciences Research Group, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

Eye Unit, University Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, UK

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Andrew Lotery, Clinical Neurosciences Research Group, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.

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Jenny Watts,

Jenny Watts

Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester, UK

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Alasdair Warwick,

Alasdair Warwick

orcid.org/0000-0002-0800-2890

Clinical Neurosciences Research Group, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

Eye Unit, University Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, UK

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Sharon Redrobe,

Sharon Redrobe

Twycross Zoo, Warwickshire, UK

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Andrew Lotery,

Corresponding Author

Andrew Lotery

[email protected]

Clinical Neurosciences Research Group, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

Eye Unit, University Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, UK

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Andrew Lotery, Clinical Neurosciences Research Group, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.

Email: [email protected]

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Jenny Watts,

Jenny Watts

Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester, UK

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First published: 17 April 2017

https://doi.org/10.1111/jmp.12268

Citations: 4

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Abstract

We report a case of bilateral cataract surgery performed in a 21-year-old western lowland gorilla. Phacoemulsification with intraocular lens insertion was performed using standard human surgical equipment. Visual function significantly improved. She subsequently mated and gave birth. Ultimately, cataract surgery enabled the birth of a baby gorilla.

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