Plastic Cornea Restores Vision to Blind Dog

It is said that dogs live in a world of scents. Imagine that, in humans, the olfactory mucosa is about 10 square centimeters, and in dogs of 150! Their hearing is also sharper than ours and they detect ultrasounds (the bats' sonar must be a nightmare for them). But this does not mean vision is not important for them. Dixie, a 7-year-old Mountain Cur from Runnells, Iowa, became less active and adventurous since she went blind. Now, she can be herself again, due to a new plastic cornea sh... Read »

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