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An elephant at Amsterdam’s Artis zoo has become the first elephant in Europe to be fitted with contact lens. Her eye was injured during a scuffle with another elephant， the zoo says. This forty-five-year-old Win Thida is the dominant matriarch of the Amsterdam herd in the zoo. She started life on a Burmese camp and came to the Netherlands in 1989.
Win Thida’s eye began streaming and she was evidently having trouble keeping it open because of the pain. A vet was called in and an examination revealed that the elephant’s cornea had been damaged， most likely by a twig.
The vet said she had often fitted horses with contact lenses， but this was the first time she attempted the procedure with an elephant. Fortunately Win Thida was very cooperative. She had to remain standing under anaesthetic， as elephants can’t lie down for long before their immense weight hampers their breathing.
The treatment took less than an hour， and Win Thida seemed happier straight away. She was immediately able to keep her eye open more easily. Protected by the contact lens， the wound on her cornea would now be able to heal， the vet said.
阿姆斯特丹阿提斯動物园内，出现了欧洲第一只佩戴隐形眼镜的大象。动物园称，该大象的眼睛在和同伴的打斗中受了伤。这只名为文齐达的母象现年45岁，是阿姆斯特丹（阿提斯动物园内）象群的女酋长。她出生于缅甸的一座象营中，1989年来到荷兰。
文齐达的眼睛开始不断流泪，而且显然因为疼痛而睁不开。动物园请来兽医为它看病，检查结果显示大象的角膜已经受损，很可能是被树枝刮伤的。
兽医说，她经常给马佩戴隐形眼镜，但是给大象戴还是第一次尝试。幸运的是，文齐达对此非常配合。在麻醉状态下，她还必须保持站立的姿势。因为如果躺下，过不了多久大象庞大的身躯就会造成自身的呼吸困难。
整个治疗的过程仅用了不到一个小时，手术后文齐达似乎马上就心情愉悦起来。她的眼睛很快就能轻松地睁开了。兽医说，有了隐形眼镜的保护，她眼角膜上的伤口就能够慢慢愈合了。
Win Thida’s eye began streaming and she was evidently having trouble keeping it open because of the pain. A vet was called in and an examination revealed that the elephant’s cornea had been damaged， most likely by a twig.
The vet said she had often fitted horses with contact lenses， but this was the first time she attempted the procedure with an elephant. Fortunately Win Thida was very cooperative. She had to remain standing under anaesthetic， as elephants can’t lie down for long before their immense weight hampers their breathing.
The treatment took less than an hour， and Win Thida seemed happier straight away. She was immediately able to keep her eye open more easily. Protected by the contact lens， the wound on her cornea would now be able to heal， the vet said.
阿姆斯特丹阿提斯動物园内，出现了欧洲第一只佩戴隐形眼镜的大象。动物园称，该大象的眼睛在和同伴的打斗中受了伤。这只名为文齐达的母象现年45岁，是阿姆斯特丹（阿提斯动物园内）象群的女酋长。她出生于缅甸的一座象营中，1989年来到荷兰。
文齐达的眼睛开始不断流泪，而且显然因为疼痛而睁不开。动物园请来兽医为它看病，检查结果显示大象的角膜已经受损，很可能是被树枝刮伤的。
兽医说，她经常给马佩戴隐形眼镜，但是给大象戴还是第一次尝试。幸运的是，文齐达对此非常配合。在麻醉状态下，她还必须保持站立的姿势。因为如果躺下，过不了多久大象庞大的身躯就会造成自身的呼吸困难。
整个治疗的过程仅用了不到一个小时，手术后文齐达似乎马上就心情愉悦起来。她的眼睛很快就能轻松地睁开了。兽医说，有了隐形眼镜的保护，她眼角膜上的伤口就能够慢慢愈合了。