Approach to Cataract Surgery in an Ebola Virus Disease Survivor with Prior Ocular Viral Persistence

Jill R. Wells, Ian Crozier, Colleen S. Kraft, Mary Elizabeth Sexton, Charles E. Hill, Bruce S. Ribner, Sina Bavari, Gustavo Palacios, William A. Pearce, Russell Van Gelder, Hans Grossniklaus, Lisa Cazares, Xiankung Zeng, Jessica G. Shantha, Steven Yeh

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Abstract

A 46-year-old patient with previously documented Ebola virus persistence in his ocular fluid, associated with seÂvere panuveitis, developed a visually significant cataract. A multidisciplinary approach was taken to prevent and control infection. Ebola virus persistence was assessed before and during the operation to provide safe, vision-restorative phacoemulsification surgery.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1553-1556
Number of pages4
JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
Volume26
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2020
Externally publishedYes

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