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WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- About one-fifth of Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone developed severe or total vision loss within weeks of being declared free of the virus, a new study finds.
Many survivors develop uveitis, a general term describing illnesses that trigger swelling and can destroy optical tissues, the researchers said.
"Uveitis patients developed ocular symptoms a median of three weeks after discharge from Ebola treatment centers" in Sierra Leone, said a team led by Dr. John Mattia of the Lowell and Ruth Gess Eye Hospital in Decatur, Ga.
http://health.usnews.com/health-care/articles/2016-05-04/ebola-may-leave-some-survivors-blind
Many survivors develop uveitis, a general term describing illnesses that trigger swelling and can destroy optical tissues, the researchers said.
"Uveitis patients developed ocular symptoms a median of three weeks after discharge from Ebola treatment centers" in Sierra Leone, said a team led by Dr. John Mattia of the Lowell and Ruth Gess Eye Hospital in Decatur, Ga.
http://health.usnews.com/health-care/articles/2016-05-04/ebola-may-leave-some-survivors-blind