Colour of eye pupil in photos

[Nonamexx771]

Hi, my baby is 4 months and I took a picture this morning which shows red in her eyes which I know is normal but one seems lighter than the other, a bit more yellowish whitish which I read isn't normal. Looking the the photo (I think I have attached) would you say they are both normal or should I get it checked. Many thanks.

Hi, I'd say it pretty normal but if you're concerned please call your doctor for a professional opinion. Have you tried taking more pictures to see if it was just a one off?
I've attached my dd's abnormal eyes from when she was a baby so you can see a white eye that is a problem.

Thank you so much for your reply and photo. I have tried taking more photos but none seem to catch the red effect. I took a video with the flash on which shows one is lighter just like the photo so I might get it check just for piece of mind.

It does need checking OP - It's difficult to say for certain from a photo, but it can be a sign of a strabismus (a squint or turn in the eye).

Most high street opticians are not great at testing babies. You need to ask your GP for a referral or sometimes referral is done via your HV.

Please do go to your GP and ask them to check it urgently. As PP have said, it is likely fine but you should always, always get it checked.

This explains the causes of white eye in photos, most of them harmless
chect.org.uk/about-retinoblastoma-2/whiteeye/

So I took this when DS was around that age. The GP was concerned enough to refer him to an ophthalmologist who saw him the next day - and they could see nothing wrong except an unusual degree of anisocoria (different sized pupils), about which they weren’t worried. We did have to go back several times over the next couple of years, just so they could keep an eye on him (so to speak). It’s definitely worth flagging this to your GP, because while the chances are that it’s fine, they don’t mess around when it comes to possible retinoblastoma.

The best way to get the red effect is a dark room, flash on and lots of different angles. Call the gp, I hope all is well.

My son had retinoblastoma (he’s all clear now) and despite the hundreds upon hundreds of photos we took of him as a baby, the red effect only showed in one photo. So it’s always better to be safe than sorry.

I would say there's a definite difference there and to get it checked - second getting a referral to paediatric ophthalmology.