title: Rubella and virus induced cataracts.
abstract: Gregg's discovery is acknowledged. The effects of the rubella virus on the lens is discussed, including virus persistence in the lens, post-natal development and post-natal spontaneous absorption of cataract. The effect of herpes simplex, herpes zoster, cytomegalic inclusion disease echovirus and smallpox on the lens are described.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002386:Cataract / Q000151:congenital* / Q000196:embryology / Q000209:etiology; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000196:embryology / Q000382:microbiology; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000150:complications*; D012409:Rubella / Q000150:complications*; D012412:Rubella virus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications*