Penguin gets cataract surgery
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Veterinarians have performed cataract surgery on a penguin at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.
The penguin from the Monterey Bay Aquarium underwent the surgery Tuesday. The 1 and-a-half year old bird had suffered with cataracts, which can lead to blindness, since she was 3 months old.
#Penguin from @MontereyAq at UC Davis veterinary hospital today for #cataract surgery. pic.twitter.com/BsvREbWNOx
— UC Davis Vet Med (@ucdavisvetmed) October 27, 2015
Veterinary staff used an ultrasonic probe to fragment the cataract and aspirate it out of the penguin’s eye.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}UC Davis has not yet provided an update on how the surgery went.
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