title: Bilateral phacoemulsification in an orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus).
abstract: A 14-year-old, female, captive-born orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) developed bilateral cataracts. Ultrasonography, electroretinography and cataract correction using phacoemulsification were performed bilaterally. This case report aims to describe the ophthalmic procedures performed in this animal critically endangered of extinction. The surgery successfully restored vision and normal activity to the patient.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Rua dos Funcionários, 1540, 80035-050, Curitiba, PR, Brazil. montiani@ufpr.br
authors.forename: Fabiano
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Montiani-Ferreira
authors.forename: Leandro
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bacellar
authors.forename: Ricardo G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: D'Otaviano Vilani
authors.forename: José Daniel
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Fedullo
authors.forename: Rogério R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Lange
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018420:Ape Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002386:Cataract / Q000662:veterinary*; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000662:veterinary*; D057079:Pongo