Grind on your pets, starting with contact lenses for animals

Posted by on July 21st, 2009 in animals, medical

From PhysOrg:

The acrylic intraocular lenses are implanted into animals’ eyes when their vision has clouded to the point of total impairment, and are fitted for various species, from cat-eye-sized to fist-width for rhinos.

Since its launch in 2008, the firm has fielded calls from Sea World in San Diego (a sea lion who had trouble performing his tricks due to severely blurry vision), an Australia nature park (a blind kangaroo) and a Romanian zoo (a visually impaired lioness).

The German lenses have helped turn the lights back on for dozens of house pets, racehorses, circus animals, guide dogs — literally preventing the blind leading the blind — and even wild creatures roaming nature reserves.

Special lenses that absorb UV rays can also be used to help horses afflicted with “head shaker syndrome”, an excruciating and ultimately life-threatening ailment.

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2 Responses to “Grind on your pets, starting with contact lenses for animals”

  1. Step 1: Improve vision of vicious wild animals
    Step 2: ?
    Step 3: Cyber punk guard zoo of doom/profit!

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