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The recent Ebola virus disease epidemic in West Africa is the largest in history with close to 29 thousand cases and 11 thousand deaths in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. There has been significant progress in controlling the outbreak in West Africa; in September WHO declared Liberia Ebola free.  Although transmission is still occurring in Guinea, over the last several months the weekly number of new cases has ranged from 0 to 4.  

The unprecedented size of this outbreak generated more Ebola survivors than ever before. Survivors suffer from persistent medical conditions including joint pain, eye problems, headaches and other chronic health issues. 

Dr. Gaynor was asked by Partners in Health, Wellbody Alliance, Emory University and Sierra Leone Ministry of Health in September and October 2015 to evaluate ocular sequelae in EVD survivors in Sierra Leone and will provide a summary of his findings.  

Bruce D. Gaynor, MD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and the FI Proctor Foundation at UCSF. 
 

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