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Bilateral cataract surgery with intraocular lens implant in a captive western lowland gorilla
Author(s) -
Warwick Alasdair,
Redrobe Sharon,
Lotery Andrew,
Watts Jenny
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of medical primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1600-0684
pISSN - 0047-2565
DOI - 10.1111/jmp.12268
Subject(s) - gorilla , phacoemulsification , intraocular lens , medicine , cataract surgery , implant , lens (geology) , surgery , intraocular lenses , ophthalmology , visual acuity , biology , paleontology
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.