Usually the pupil of the eye is black, and when taking flash pictures, the pupil can be seen in red, an effect that is considered completely normal. However, sometimes the pupil of the eye can appear white or even when taking pictures, the red effect is actually white. In this case, doctors consider that it is not a normal condition and in fact recommend people to go immediately to a specialist.
There are many different causes for the white spots in the pupils; In fact, if the cornea, which is usually light in color, becomes opaque, it can look similar to a white pupil. It's known that cataracts can cause the pupil to also take on this white appearance, but it is not the only one.
Coats' disease, coloboma, congenital cataract, persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous, as well as retinoblastoma and uveitis. When a person has white spots in the pupils he should take special care at home since most of the causes cause a decrease in vision, which usually occurs before the white spots appear in the pupils.
It is also important to mention that the detection of a white pupil is very important in babies since they do not have the ability to communicate to their parents who have low vision. In any case, if these white spots are seen in the pupils, it is best to go immediately to the ophthalmologist.