Cataracts in infants are often caused by genetic factors or inherited disorders. “It could also develop in children due to infections during pregnancy, such as rubella, toxoplasmosis ...

Image Elsa Sjunneson, a disability rights activist, was born with congenital rubella resulting in cataracts in both eyes, a heart defect and hearing loss.Credit...Dave Sanders for The New York ...

Since 1941, when Gregg first described the triad of deafness, cataracts and cardiac disease as the classical clinical manifestations of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS), strong efforts have been ...

poor nutrition and type 2 diabetes in pregnant women increases the risk of cataracts in newborns. According to experts, certain infections like toxoplasmosis and rubella travel through the ...

such as thrombocytopenic purpura or cataracts. Diagnosis of congenital rubella requires virologic or serologic confirmation. The virus can be isolated for up to one year or more from the ...

It’s normal to have anxiety about cataract surgery—and even postpone scheduling the procedure out of fear. But it shouldn’t be that way. Dr. Jeff Dello Russo, an ophthalmologist at Dello ...

Cataracts can develop in children due to congenital factors, trauma, infections, or steroid use, leading to blurry vision. Early identification of symptoms such as white pupil discoloration ...

A cataract is the clouding of the natural lens inside the eye. Traditional cataract surgery was performed through an incision around 12 mm or 0.5 inch wide. Before surgical microscopes and fine ...

The MMR vaccine is a powerful tool to prevent three highly contagious viral diseases: measles, mumps, and rubella (German measles). Thanks to the MMR vaccine, introduced in 1963, these serious ...

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