You bet! With a red eye photo you can identify retinoblastoma, which is a highly malignant childhood eye cancer affecting infants and children up to age 5. It can spread to the brain if left untreated, causing blindness and even death. I have done this a few times with my son ever since I read about it.
Red Eye Pictures...looks normal!
I’m sure everyone knows how to take a red eye photo–working in a lab, I know I explained how NOT to do it often enough! Dim room, flash close to the camera…of course when you are trying to get a red eye shot, you can’t. The flash can make the tumor(s) visible in photographs, appearing as a white hue rather than seeing the typical red eye effect of a normal, healthy eye. You know when eyes are different angles the reflection back can differ in each eye, but this is pretty distinctive. Here are some sites I found with more info, and some samples…
- http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26437081/
- http://www.retinoblastoma.net/
- http://retinoblastoma.com/retinoblastoma/
- http://www.cbpc.ca/ClickNews0803-1.pdf (see page 3 in this pdf)
(posted by Rachel)
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