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How can post-Ebola syndrome affect a survivor’s eyesight?
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Numerous filamentous ebolavirus particles (blue) budding from a chronically-infected VERO E6 cell (yellow-green) in this digitally colorized scanning electron micrograph produced by the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
Post-Ebola syndrome is a collection of long-term health complications that can affect individuals after they have recovered from an acute Ebola infection. Regarding eyesight, survivors may experience uveitis, a condition characterized by eye redness and pain. Additionally, survivors may suffer from vision loss, which can potentially progress to blindness. These visual problems are among the various long-term disabilities associated with the syndrome, which is managed primarily through symptom-focused care.123