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

A 46-year-old patient with previously documented Ebola virus persistence in his ocular fluid, associated with severe panuveitis, developed a visually significant cataract. A multidisciplinary approach was taken to prevent and control infection. Ebola virus persistence was assessed before and during...

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Autores principales: Wells, Jill R., Crozier, Ian, Kraft, Colleen S., Sexton, Mary Elizabeth, Hill, Charles E., Ribner, Bruce S., Bavari, Sina, Palacios, Gustavo, Pearce, William A., Van Gelder, Russell, Grossniklaus, Hans, Cazares, Lisa, Zeng, Xiankung, Shantha, Jessica G., Yeh, Steven
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7323527/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32568043
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2607.191559
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Sumario:A 46-year-old patient with previously documented Ebola virus persistence in his ocular fluid, associated with severe 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.

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