Thank you to Dr Chiang and his team of ophthalmologists from Hospital Duchess of Kent (HDOK), in collaboration with Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre (SORC) Dr Yohind for doing an eye examination on Julaini!
Julaini, as everyone knows as our wrinkled friend, has
cataract in his left eye. However, even with the cataract he does not seem to
have any problems finding his way around the forest! You can easily spot him on
our viewing platform, hanging out with his buddies – Ah Lun, Fulung and Ah Bui
– and usually covered head to toe in dirt.
Upon examination, we found out that Julaini has no vision in
his left eye and removing the cataract will only bring aesthetic benefits
rather than repairing his vision. Therefore, the decision was to manage
conservatively with eye drops medication. Even so, this does not affect his
quality of life and Julaini is still the happy bear that he is! Julaini is
adapting well with one eye vision.
Big thank you again to everyone involved in this procedure.
Big thanks to Yayasan Hasanah and
Kementerian Kewangan for supporting our efforts to give our bears the best
medical care.
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