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. 2020;33(108):81-82.
Epub 2020 Mar 30.

Ebola and the eye

Gerry Clare  1
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Ebola and the eye

Gerry Clare. Community Eye Health. 2020.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
A dense white cataract masking a tractional retinal detachment in a young Liberian female Ebola survivor. Note the irregular pupil margin, indicating posterior synechiae. She was blind in both eyes.
Figure 2
Figure 2
A small pigmented scar with a hypopigmented halo is all that remains to indicate past ocular inflammation in this young Ebola survivor.
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