By Lee Moran Last updated at 8:45 PM on 25th January 2012 An Asian elephant has been given back her sight - and become the first in Europe to be fitted with a contact lens. Win Thida, 44, was injured in a scuffle with a fellow elephant at Amsterdam's Artis Zoo when she was poked in her left eye by a twig. Dutch vet Anne-Marie Verbruggen was called in after the tourist attraction's star turn had difficulty keeping her eye open and it started to stream. Operation: Win Thida, 44, was injured in a scuffle with a fellow elephant at Amsterdam's Artis Zoo when she was poked in the eye by a twig
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Win Thida, 44, injured in fight with other elephant at Amsterdam's Artis Zoo
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Cornea damaged by twig as she played with friend
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Lens will be removed in 'a couple of months' once cornea has healed
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