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CATARACT SURGERY WITH FOLDABLE INTRAOCULAR LENS IMPLANTS IN CAPTIVE LOWLAND GORILLAS (GORILLA GORILL...

CATARACT SURGERY WITH FOLDABLE INTRAOCULAR LENS IMPLANTS IN CAPTIVE LOWLAND GORILLAS (GORILLA GORILL...

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_67243427

CATARACT SURGERY WITH FOLDABLE INTRAOCULAR LENS IMPLANTS IN CAPTIVE LOWLAND GORILLAS (GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA)

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CATARACT SURGERY WITH FOLDABLE INTRAOCULAR LENS IMPLANTS IN CAPTIVE LOWLAND GORILLAS (GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA)

Publisher

United States: American Association of Zoo Veterinarians

Journal title

Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine, 2004-12, Vol.35 (4), p.520-524

Language

English

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United States: American Association of Zoo Veterinarians

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Contents

Two juvenile, male, captive-born lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) with the same father but different mothers developed bilateral cataracts. The cataracts were surgically removed within 6 yr and 3 mo, respectively, of diagnosis, and foldable intraocular lenses were implanted. Although vision was not restored in one eye with a mature, 6-yr-...

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CATARACT SURGERY WITH FOLDABLE INTRAOCULAR LENS IMPLANTS IN CAPTIVE LOWLAND GORILLAS (GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA)

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_67243427

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_67243427

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ISSN

1042-7260

E-ISSN

1937-2825

DOI

10.1638/03-010

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