“Know the Glow” – with this motto a Facebook page wants to draw attention to a very special type of cancer
We received requests for a status post on Facebook.
Although this is in English, the topic was already discussed in this country in June 2016. It's about a photo in which an illness can supposedly be recognized - just by taking a flash photo.
This is about the following post:
Know the glow – it's World Retinoblastoma Awareness Week. That white glow in her pupil is what made us aware that something was wrong. Ultimatley, Ania lost her eye to this cancer. Please be aware and share.
Know that glow – it’s World Retinoblastoma Awareness Week. This white glow in the pupil alerted us that something was wrong. Ania ended up losing her eye to this cancer. Please be aware and share this.
(*Translation by the editor)
[vc_message message_box_color=”green” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-check”]Yes. That's correct. So it's not a fake .[/mk_info]
Fact check:
The Children's Eye Cancer Foundation has published the following:
Test: retinoblastoma or not?
A simple test - namely a flash photo - can show parents whether their child may have retinoblastoma. We don't want to cause panic, we want to educate. If you have any doubts, see an ophthalmologist.
How do I take this flash photo so that a possible tumor can be detected?
The photo will be taken with a flash camera (preferably digital, see also the APP). What is important about the photo is that it is taken from the front, i.e. head-on and of course with the flash switched on. The function that prevents the red-eye effect on a digital camera must be switched off for this test photo. The room should also not be bright so that the pupils are as wide open as possible. Take the photo from about 4 meters away and use the zoom to capture the child's entire head. Take several photos, from different directions.
If your eyes are healthy, both should show the typical red effect known from flash photos.
If this is not the case, please present the photo to an ophthalmologist with a hint of suspicion of retinoblastoma or (best of all) go to the Essen University Hospital in the Center for Ophthalmology.
Note: in the vast majority of cases, a white pupil (leukocoria) is an early warning sign of retinoblastoma. However, there are few cases of RB diagnoses in which no white pupil was visible on flash photos. This is because the tumors in these cases were in the periphery of the inside of the eye and not centrally on the retina.

Attention false alarm:

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