Sorry, daft question alert...

Got a pic of me from the weekend, basically, in the photo, one of my eyes has red eye, the other has a white spot where my pupil is. Just had a text from one of my friends telling me to get it checked out at the opticians.

Have booked an appointment on Saturday, but am leaving two weeks today, so not sure if there was a point (if you know what I mean).

Cheers guys and sorry for asking a silly question.

Hiya SW,

I don't know what it means, but I hope it was just a fluke and there is nothing to worry about. Very wise to get it checked - even if it just puts your mind at rest.

Thanks Fly Away. Thing is...I'm quite funny about the opticians and have been, in the last six months, hope it is just a fluke too (prob is). Just know a couple of stories of people who had it...

its just the way that the light is hitting your eyes...I have seen it in several fotos

Good idea getting it checked out.

Do you have any other symptoms, such itchy eye, halo vision (where you look at a light and it has a halo around it).

It could just be the angle of the camera when you had your picture taken.

Try not to worry about it, but good for you for being prompt in getting it sorted out.

If you had your eyes checked 6 months ago, I'm sure they would have spotted something serious developing. It is a worry though and you really don't need it right now..

I've seen photos like that too - hopefully one eye didn't catch the flash, that's all.

If it's any comfort, my cousin has glaucoma and her eyes look 'normal' in photos.

Thanks Biggy, ...when I called, gave my name etc, lady on the other end say, right...(in a funny way, it's been said to me a few times ), you're not due for another checkup until...(quite a long time), what's it about?

I'm not an eyechondriac, (sp), but I think SS think I am!!!

Hi J, can't say I have to be honest, in the dark I do, but that has been for a while and is it...stigmatism? (Could be another name for it ) But nothing worrying. Thanks guys, saw the pic Sunday, thought, I'll get it checked out, hadn't bothered, then friend texted.

Now, please, please don't laugh at me...are people with diabetes more prone to glucoma? My dad has type 2 and is told that. Ooooooh a trip to medical things online...a wise move or not today??!!

From a photography perspective, you can get all sorts of funny things happen. If you have an astigmatism in one eye, you can get a different bounce from the flash off the retina. ...
I really wouldn't worry about it, and tell your friend who took the shot to get a better camera and stop giving out optometry advice...

Thanks TP the friend said that to me in the beginning..."it's just my camera."

Somewhere, deep inside of me...I will be relishing another trip to op!

If it was astigmatism, the you would notice that your eye would not be in line with the other eye. A common word for it is a wandering eye. So if you looked at someone one eye would look directly at them and the other would another way.

My sister has astigmatism and her right eye wanders to the right when you look at her.

Eyesight can be affected by diabetes. If your eyesight deteriorates quickly then that can be a sign of diabetes.

Yes, glaucoma can be brought on by diabetes but it is not exclusive to diabetes.

DO NOT go online, you'll think that you'll have some terrible tropical disease by the time you've finished on there.

Nah, will leave it to them on Saturday. I will start having phantom symptoms if I do!!

lol my hubby is a photographer also and thats what he said

Good man.

This is not astigmatism. Astigmatism is when you have an asymmetric cornea so lines at a particular orientation are out of focus. It is corrected by an asymmetrical lens - either glasses or contacts.