Ebola’s Legacy: Children With Cataracts

DENISE GRADY, NY Times: Health
Thu, 10/19/2017 - 9:18am

Cataracts usually afflict the old, but doctors in Africa have been shocked to find them in Ebola survivors as young as 5.

Topics: africa ebola cataracts

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