Ebola found in doctor's eye months after virus left blood

For the first time, Ebola has been discovered inside the eyes of a patient months after the virus left his blood. 

The new report is on a 43-year-old American physician Dr Ian Crozier, diagnosed with Ebola in September while working with the World Health Organisation in Sierra Leone.  

He was treated at Emory University Hospital's special Ebola unit in Atlanta and released in October when Ebola was no longer detected in his blood. 

Two months later, he developed an inflammation and very high blood pressure in one eye, which caused swelling and potentially serious vision problems. 

He returned to Emory, where fluid from his eye tested positive for Ebola.

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