My mum just called me and told me to take DD straight to the Dr because she has white eyes in some photos where the flash has been used. She's freaked me out now, because after I hung up the phone of course I googled.
I have made an appointment for her tomorrow as she has been sick this week anyway so I will get him to check her eyes while I am there. But I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced this in photos and had it investigated?
It can be totally normal, but after the little girl with cancer story broke I guess people notice it more now? Hopefully it's just the flash, nothing more.
I think if its in both eyes its probable nothing, That little girl story had it in just 1 eye. Its definatly worth getting it checked out but try not to stress ( easier said than done I know).
Hope all goes well at the doc
As a photographer it could be 'normal' instead of red eye it can show up as white grey or dull blue. The shape of babies and children's eyes are more oval than round and flashes are designed to bounce around the shape. Do it can cause odd reflections.
It will ease your mind to perhaps take him to the Dr.
HTH
I had a few photos with DS in them about 18 mths ago with just one white flash, one photo in particular and I totally freaked out. (and I mean totally - didn't sleep for a week and had the runs and vomiting for a few days - hello anxiety) We got a referral from my local GP to a wonderful children's eye dr (can't remember his fancy pants name now! maybe opthamologist?) at the Royal Children's, we had to wait about 6-8 weeks to see him and it was a looong wait and it was all fine, he did all the checks and he was fine. He said it can happen from time to time but it can be an indicator so it's best to get it checked. Google is NOT your friend but if a few photos have turned up it is best to get it checked.
I'm sure there was someone on here a few years back that had this, maybe another one of the older members will remember? The ending was, yes there was a problem, but it was caught super fast because of the picture. Best to get it checked
My Godson was checked after his parents discovered the same in a photo of him - he was perfectly fine, but they were worried as had known about the cancer theory too. Mostly likely there is nothing to worry about, but if you have any concerns at all, its always best to check things out
Feeling a bit better about it tonight. Have been through a heap of photos and there's one other one where both her eyes are white. Both photos are taken in similar light and on the same angle. Also, both photos were taken with my iphone with flash.
My mum has a habit of turning everything into a big drama and thinks the worst. Annoyingly, she saw this particular photo a month ago and only called me today after speaking to her own Dr about it.
But, we have an appointment in the morning so we'll see what our GP says.
Thank you all for your thoughts and experiences, it has definitely put my mind more at ease than it was this afternoon.
We had a photo of DS where just one of his eyes was white. We got it checked out and it was fine - just a fluke the way the flash bounced off the back of his eye (the retina I think). But best to check to be sure. I always mention it to friends if I see a photo with one eye white and the other not.
I see that you are going to the doctor. I really do support that. We had this issue when DS was 5 weeks old. But we could also see that his pupil looked white whithout photo's as well.
Two Gp's had a look. One thought they saw white, the other did not. We got an appt with the top eye specialist within a week though,"just in case". I was so scared it would be cancer, from all my googling. The senior GP told me that she could not see anything, it is probably nothing and I was probably seeing things. I knew I was not.
My son does have a problem. We are so thankful it was not cancer, it is Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous. His left lens is coated on the back with white and all he can see is white fuzz. He is effectively blind in that eye. There is an option for treatment which has more chance of success if started before about 8 weeks. We chose to not do treatment for various reasons, including low success rates and increased problems, but I am glad we had the option to do so in time if we chose to. I do not see that senior GP anymore.
I hope I do not worry you more. I just felt that i needed to share our experience. We could definitly see white behind his pupil though. His condition is very rare. So hopefully all will be well with your LO.
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