Don’t Miss This! Red Flags in the Pediatric Eye Examination: Abnormal Red Reflex

ABSTRACT

Abnormal red reflexes in children can be signs of serious vision and life-threatening problems. Bilateral abnormality or asymmetry in color or brightness of the red reflex can represent entities such as anisometropia, strabismus, cataracts, or retinoblastoma and requires prompt evaluation by an ophthalmologist.

KEYWORDS:

• Leukocoria
• retinoblastoma
• Coats’ disease

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