- Win Thida, 44, injured in fight with other elephant at Amsterdam’s Artis Zoo
- Cornea damaged by twig as she played with friend
- Lens will be removed in ‘a couple of months’ once cornea has healed
By
Lee Moran
Last updated at 8:45 PM on 25th January 2012
An Asian elephant has been given back her sight – and become the first in Europe to be fitted with a contact lens.
Win Thida, 44, was injured in a scuffle with a fellow elephant at Amsterdam’s Artis Zoo when she was poked in her left eye by a twig.
Dutch vet Anne-Marie Verbruggen was called in after