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Photoleukocoria with smartphone photographs
Víctor Manuel Asensio-Sánchez1, Lucía Díaz-Cabanas1, Alba Martín-Prieto1
1Ophthalmology Department, Clinical University Hospital of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.
International Medical Case Reports Journal
|May 29, 2018
Summary
Smartphone photos can reveal a white reflex (photoleukocoria) in children. This may be caused by the optic nerve head reflecting light, not an eye abnormality, especially with normal clinical findings.
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Pediatric Eye Care
- Medical Imaging
Background:
- Leukocoria, a white pupillary reflex, can indicate serious ocular pathology in children.
- Parents increasingly use smartphone photography, which can incidentally detect subtle ocular findings.
