Corneal and conjunctival abnormalities in a cohort of survivors from the Western African Ebola virus disease outbreak
In this post hoc analysis, we observed CCAs in 12 % of EVD survivors. These findings highlight the potential for corneal and conjunctival sequelae during EVD survivorship and the need for ongoing ophthalmic care for this vulnerable population.
Authors
- Casey Randleman
- Ye Huang
- Jalikatu Mustapha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3260-5170)
- Matthew Jusu Vandy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8612-5845)
- Brent Hayek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6632-8047)
- John G. Mattia
- Ian Crozier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2485-4011)
- Steven Yeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5417-7771)
- Tolulope Fashina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9024-9202)
- Lloyd Harrison-Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0556-6607)
- Jessica G. Shantha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4449-8598)
- Caleb Hartley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8259-2518)
- Jean-Claude Mwanza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2346-5885)
- Nam Nguyen
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Illinois College (US)
- San Francisco Foundation (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- Emory Eye Center (US)
- Georgia Urology (US)
- Ministry of Health and Sanitation (SL)
- Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (US)
- University of Nebraska Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- AJO International
- Published
- 2024-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoint.2024.100075
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Amgen
- Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation
- Retina Research Foundation
- National Institutes of Health
- National Cancer Institute