Sunday 5 January 2014

Trip to A&E

Saturday afternoon / evening night we all went out for Nanna B's birthday.  We had a great meal and then went back to her house for a few drinks.   Jamie and cousin Noah had a fantastic time and we took loads of photographs.  However, once we got back daddy started to worry as he noticed something similar to this:

This photo is taken from article in The Huffington Post:
www.huffingtonpost.com/joan-liebmannsmith-phd-and-jacqueline-nardi-egan/baby-photos-can-reflect-s_b_691692.html  which details that when a baby's eye looks white in a photo, it's an important warning sign that something may be blocking the retina. Medically known as leukocoria, it is a red flag for several serious eye disorders including cataracts, retinal detachments, and infections inside the eye.  It's also the most common warning sign of retinoblastoma, an extremely rare and very serious childhood cancer of the eye.

As Jamie already has a pre-existing eye problem with his squint, daddy was worried and spent far too long on the Internet looking for worst case scenarios!!  Consequently, Sunday morning we sat in A&E waiting to be seen by a Dr.   When we were seen he did not have the necessary equipment, but he was able to refer us to the Eye Clinic on Monday morning.

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