The Partnership for Research on Ebola Virus in Liberia (PREVAIL) recently conducted a clinical research study where Ebola survivors and their close contacts benefitted from eye cataract removal surgeries.
The study, called PREVAIL 7, sought to address the issues of safety for participants to undergo cataract surgery and to define the post-surgical care needed to achieve the best vision outcomes. It also aimed to understand whether the Ebola virus disease (EVD) persists in eye tissues of survivors with cataracts. This information will also help determine how best to ensure the safety of the surgical team when performing eye surgery on Ebola survivors.
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