Dixie The Dog Has Sight Restored: First Veterinary Corneal Implant Procedure In U.S.

Sinisa Grozdanic an assistant professor of Veterinary Clinical Sciences performed the surgery that restored sight to 7-year-old Dixie, a Mountain Cur breed owned by Brett Williams of Runnells.”We are excited for Dixie,” said Grozdanic. “She was our patient for such a long time and nothing really worked. She was gradually going down visually and we were finally able to do something to definitely improve her quality of life.”"She is my pet and my friend,” said Williams.

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Filed under: Eye Health on May 15th, 2008