Ophthalmic Sequelae of Ebola Virus Disease in Survivors, Sierra Leone
Charlene H. Choo, Laura Ward, Ian Crozier, Tolulope Fashina, Daisy Yan, Brent R. Hayek, Caleb Hartley, Matthew Vandy, John G. Mattia, Lloyd Harrison-Williams, Jalikatu Mustapha, Carolyn Drews-Botsch, Steven Yeh
1, and Jessica Shantha
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Author affiliation: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA (C.H. Choo, T. Fashina, C. Hartley, S. Yeh); Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (L. Ward, S. Yeh, J. Shantha); Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, Maryland, USA (I. Crozier); University of California, San Francisco, California, USA (D. Yan, J. Shantha); North Georgia Eye Clinic, Gainesville, Georgia, USA (B.R. Hayek); Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone (M. Vandy, J.G. Mattia, L. Harrison-Williams, J. Mustapha); George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA (C. Drews-Botsch)
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Figure 1. Common ophthalmic findings in Ebola virus disease survivors, Sierra Leone. The most common were cataract (11.2%), uveitis (8.3%), dry eyes (7.8%), chorioretinal scar (6.5%), and pterygium (4.1%).
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