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 [...]
[Continue reading…]Asian elephant first in Europe to be fitted with contact lenses after she is poked in her eye by Zoo scuffle
January 27, 2012 By
Elephant fitted with contact lens
January 27, 2012 By
AMSTERDAM (NewsCore) – Win Thida, a 45-year-old Asian elephant, has become the first pachyderm in Europe to be fitted with a contact lens in an operation that required a stepladder to reach the giant-size patient. The Irish Times reported Win Thida, a native of Burma, had scratched her cornea during a scuffle with another member [...]
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January 26, 2012 By
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Jan. 26 (UPI) — A 45-year-old Asian elephant at a Netherlands zoo has become the first of her species in Europe to be outfitted with a contact lens. Officials with the Artis Zoo in Amsterdam said the elephant, Win Thida, had to undergo surgery and be outfitted with a contact lens after her [...]
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January 26, 2012 By
Amsterdam elephant gets a contact lens Thursday 26 January 2012 An elephant at Amsterdam’s Artis zoo, has been given a contact lens after damaging her eye in a tussle with other elephants, Nos television reports. The operation is a first for Europe, the broadcaster says. The injury to Win Thida’s cornea was spotted by vet [...]
[Continue reading…]Asian elephant first in Europe to be fitted with contact lens after twig pokes her eye during Zoo scuffle
January 25, 2012 By
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 [...]
[Continue reading…]Vendors of contact lenses claim ignorance over risks
January 25, 2012 By
KUALA LUMPUR: The risks of using the wrong type of contact lenses does not seem to be a concern for non-licensed vendors. Optometrist trainee Laura Su Xin-Yi from the National Institute of Opthalmic Sciences demonstrating the proper way to put on contact lenses. Reporters from the New Straits Times posed as potential customers and [...]
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