Recently we noticed that some photos we had taken of our DD looked unusual. 1 of her eyes had the normal red reflect but the other eye was reflecting white. I remembered reading an article several years ago that said that this can be a symptom of retinoblastoma - a cancer at the back of the eye.
I immediately phoned our pediatrician who got us an urgent appointment with the local opthamologist. Unfortunately he was not specialised in young children so we had to travel to the Sunshine Coast to see a paediatric specialist. Whilst it was all very traumatic (we had to wrap her in a blanket and have 5 people hold her down) the result for us was good. No cancer thank goodness. The specialist told us that all parents should take photos of their children once a month using the flash and go straight to the Dr if they notice anything unusual in their eyes.
Just thought I would share our experience and I hope others can learn from it.
Happy snapping,
Karen
I immediately phoned our pediatrician who got us an urgent appointment with the local opthamologist. Unfortunately he was not specialised in young children so we had to travel to the Sunshine Coast to see a paediatric specialist. Whilst it was all very traumatic (we had to wrap her in a blanket and have 5 people hold her down) the result for us was good. No cancer thank goodness. The specialist told us that all parents should take photos of their children once a month using the flash and go straight to the Dr if they notice anything unusual in their eyes.
Just thought I would share our experience and I hope others can learn from it.
Happy snapping,
Karen