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Phacoemulsification of bilateral cataracts in a loggerhead sea turtle ( Caretta caretta )
Author(s) -
Kelly T. R.,
Walton W.,
Nadelstein B.,
Lewbart MS G. A.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.156.24.774
Subject(s) - phacoemulsification , cataracts , turtle (robot) , medicine , surgery , ophthalmology , biology , fishery , visual acuity
An immature free‐living loggerhead sea turtle ( Caretta caretta ) of unknown sex was found moribund off the coast of Wise Point, Virginia. It was suffering from cachexia and had bilateral hypermature cataracts which were treated by phacoemulsification under general anaesthesia. The surgery restored the turtle’s vision and it was returned to the wild