Three king penguins received the artificial lens after undergoing successful cataract surgery - the first time the procedure has been done on the animals.
Six penguins – three king penguins and three Humboldt penguins – from Jurong Bird Park had the surgery to"enhance their sight and improve their quality of life," which included the removal of cloudy lenses caused by cataracts, the zoo said. Only the three king penguins received the artificial lens – a"world-first," said Dr. Gladys Boo, who performed the surgeries along with a team at Mandai Wildlife Reserve.
She said the king penguins were chosen for the procedure because they're a bigger species and have eyes large and stable enough to hold the custom lenses in place. The lenses were created in Germany to fit each penguin's eye based on their measurements and it took about two months to complete.
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