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Alasdair Warwick1,2, Sharon Redrobe3, Andrew Lotery1,2
1Clinical Neurosciences Research Group, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Journal of Medical Primatology
|April 19, 2017
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.
