Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Surgery allows the blind to see turtle and swimming

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Last week, hundreds of people gathered on a beach to Charleston, South Carolina, to say goodbye to a turtle, which became known as Briar. The crowd cheered and the flashes fired as the animal more than 90 pounds was walking by the beach towards the sea. The scenario seems happy, but not always was.

Briar was discovered in May last year, in the beach of another beach to Charleston on the verge of death. The body was covered in barnacles â€" which indicates that the lack of health presented made it too exhausted even to move. At the time he was rescued and taken to the Sea Turtle Hospital, animal's vitals were so weak that veterinarians feared that do not survive more than a week. However, Briar survived.

During the following months, the turtle was cleaned and his health began to improve and also gained weight. However, for no apparent reason, the appetite of Briar disappeared as the turtle left to hunt the food that was introduced in the pool. It was then that veterinarians discovered that the turtle had developed cataracts and could not see.

Knowing that the animal could never return to the sea without being able to see the Aquarium's team looked for someone who could help and managed to get in touch with Ann Cook, a specialist in Veterinary Ophthalmology. In April this year, after having spent months investigating the falls in marine animals, Cook operated the turtle, who managed to see.

Before freeing the Briar in nature again, the handlers needed to ensure that the animal was fully recovered. As such, the tortoise spent a few more months in the Aquarium, referred to the Dodo. This week, the turtle was finally returned to the natural surroundings and seemed completely adapted.



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