Retinoblastoma history and symptoms

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Common Symptoms

The most common symptoms of retinoblastoma include

• The pupil often appears white or pink when you shine a light in a child's eye.
• Lazy eye (strabismus): Both eyes do not appear to look in the same direction.
• Vision problems
• Eye pain
• Redness of the white part of the eye
• A pupil that does not get smaller when exposed to bright light

Less Common Symptoms

• Pain and inflammation

Emergency referral to an Opthalmologist is warranted when a child presents with Leukocoria or Strabismus.

See also

• Eye cancer
• Eye examination

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