Ebola virus poses threat of ocular complications during convalescence

As the 2014 Ebola epidemic in West Africa wanes, the largest number of survivors of an Ebola outbreak in history are left in its wake, with ocular complications persisting through convalescence and forcing a demand for better understanding of the lingering effects of the virus.Chronic pain, headaches and eye problems such as eye pain, eye redness and blurred vision are some of the “post-Ebola syndrome” symptoms seen among survivors in West Africa.