A veterinarian is narrating the process of treating a gecko with a severe vitamin A deficiency, focusing on the delicate procedure of clearing its eyes.
This poor gecko's eyes are completely sealed shut, and the vet has to peel them open to save its sight. When the vet received this tiny gecko in a small package, it was blind, weak, and suffering from a severe vitamin A deficiency. As soon as he got to work, he gently began peeling away the fragile layers of dried skin covering its tiny face. Then he started with the right eye, carefully lifting a huge hardened crust that had trapped it for weeks. Next, he moved to the left eye, which was blocked by another thick painful layer, and removed that big piece too. Thankfully, both eyes were intact.
Los ojos de este pobre gecko están sellados. El veterinario debe despegarlos para salvarle la vista. Cuando el veterinario recibió a este diminuto gecko, estaba ciego, débil y sufría de deficiencia de vitamina A. Al empezar, despegó suavemente las frágiles capas de piel seca de su pequeña cara. Luego empezó por el ojo derecho, levantando una gran costra que lo había atrapado. Luego, pasó al ojo izquierdo, cubierto por una gruesa capa, y quitó ese trozo. Ambos ojos estaban intactos.