Yahoo! News - Monkey Undergoes Cataract Surgery

For a nocturnal animal that lives high in the treetops, being able to see is no small matter.



So on Monday, a monkey at the Buffalo Zoo underwent double cataract surgery to restore part of his vision.


Phantom, a 4-year-old douroucouli, got the vision back in one eye after Dr. Kimberly Stanz replaced the damaged lens with an artificial one. There was too much scar tissue in the other eye to attach a new lens.


By midafternoon, Phantom was back in the zoo's rain forest display, shaking off his sedative and able to see for the first time in months.


It is unknown why the animal developed cataracts last fall. Zoo veterinarian Frank Ridgley said that because Cajun, a sister of Phantom, also had cataracts and underwent the same surgery several years ago, "it's probably a genetic predisposition."

okie probablemente ya se cansaron de esta pero... y el cancer? Alguien sigue tratando de curarlo?

Yahoo! News - Monkey Undergoes Cataract Surgery