When Tara Taylor posted a candid picture of her three-year-old daughter on
Facebook she had no idea how glad she would be that she did. While most
people who looked at the picture would assume that simple
flash had caused little Rylee’s red eye, a few of Tara’s friends knew
better.
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ONCEKids Publishing is run by literacy advocate and Mompreneur Eileen Wacker. Click here to find her acclaimed books
Tara
reported that several of her friends commented on the photo saying
that it might be nothing but a glowing eye might signal a problem with
the eye so she should consider getting it checked out.Tara took her
friends’ advice and made her daughter an appointment with an eye doctor.
She will forever be thankful that she not only posted that picture, but
that she took their advice because at the eye doctor Rylee was
diagnosed with Coats’ disease, an extremely rare disorder that can cause
partial or complete blindness in one or both eyes. However, if the
disease is discovered early enough, the condition can be prevented.
Unfortunately, symptoms are difficult to detect until it is often too
late- but luckily Facebook friends were able to detect one of the key
early symptoms- a glowing yellow eye in flash photography. Thanks to
Tara’s quick-acting Facebook friends, Rylee was able to receive the
medical attention and treatment necessary to save her vision.
ONCEKids Publishing is run by literacy advocate and Mompreneur Eileen Wacker. Click here to find her acclaimed books
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