2006-12-31 22:25:52 · 15 answers · asked by john a 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
get him checked for a tumor in the eye. i am very serious. it's happened before. if it's checked out fully, and nothing is found, then that's great.
2006-12-31 22:30:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I had a nephew with the same thing...after the usual BIG scares of Brain TUmour - which I hope it isnt in your case, the specialist found that my nephews brain had shut down his right eye due to dominance from the left...after many months of training, patches and dilation drops, he now has near perfect vision back in this eye! Be aware that the nephew was below 10 years of age , therefore the development of the eye is flexible....after this age, it is alot harder to convince the brain that this eye can still work! Good Luck
2006-12-31 23:19:53 · answer #2 · answered by B B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do not want to be alarmist but I suggest you get an urgent appointment at an opticians and take some photographs with you to show him or her. It could - and I emphasise the word could - be an eye tumour which needs catching urgently, but not being an optician I would not be able to say. But then again it might not be. I will pray for him that there is nothing wrong. And hey, do not be embarrassed if it is "nothing". Better safe than sorry eh? That is what the experts are there for.
2007-01-01 00:03:35 · answer #3 · answered by zakiit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do what Heather says. I remember a story I saw on tv concerning just this very thing. I don't remember what the reflecticve color change(in the eye) was but they said if people had noticed it in time her grandchild would still be alive. This could be a extremely bad childhood cancer(tumor). DON'T PANIC, do get that nephew in to a doctor immediately though.
GOOD LUCK, I hope that it's nothing at all.
2006-12-31 22:36:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
This needs to be checked out URGENTLY. A white pupil in photos can sometimes mean that there is a tumour or cataract in the eye. This happens more with very young children. Sometimes you can get a white reflex if one eye is not straight (i.e. turning in or out).
Either way, he needs to be seen by a GP or optician - either can refer him to an ophthalmologist (eye specialist) at the hospital.
It may well be fine, but it is always best to get these things checked as soon as possible.
2007-01-01 08:37:43 · answer #5 · answered by madeline 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not to scare you, but your nephew's parents need to take him to an ophthamologist and/or medical doctor right away. Everything might be fine, but what you are describing can also be a rare form of tumor that occurs in children. It is good that you noticed this.
2007-01-01 00:12:27 · answer #6 · answered by P-nuts and Hair-dos 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As others have said, it's very important that your nephew's parents take him to see his paediatrician urgently. A white reflection from the eye is sometimes indicative of a childhood tumour known as a retinoblastoma, and it's very important that you have him assessed as soon as possible to rule this out. Please stress the importance of this to your nephew's parents.
2007-01-01 02:11:59 · answer #7 · answered by Jen 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Even if you think it is a fault in the photograph, get him thoroughly examined by eye doctor -Ophthalmologist.
The white eye may not be normal-dont want to scare you.
2007-01-01 01:23:16 · answer #8 · answered by umesh 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it could be the way your taking the pic. Try on a different angle or use a different camera
2007-01-02 22:20:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it has been known for disorders to be picked up thru flash photography best see an eye specialist
2006-12-31 22:31:42 · answer #10 · answered by dumplingmuffin 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋