Red Reflex

This is another picture that I have found looking back through photographs of M.

This photograph clearly shows an abnormal red eye reflex.  Her left eye is red, exhibiting red reflex, in this picture because the left eye has no cataract.  Her right eye shows no red, and this is because that eye has the cataract.  Check out a previous post and picture of red reflex.

Any irregularities in this red reflex, or any differences between the red reflexes in the eyes, are reasons to make sure your child is seen by a doctor as soon as possible.  The sooner a cataract is found in an infant, the better the outcomes.  Early intervention is what counts.