Symptoms

Children with retinoblastoma often experience the following symptoms. Sometimes, children with retinoblastoma do not show any of these symptoms. Or, these symptoms may be caused by a medical condition that is not cancer. If you are concerned about a symptom on this list, please talk with your child’s doctor. Sometimes, a doctor finds retinoblastoma on a routine, well-baby examination. Most often, however, parents notice symptoms such as:

• A pupil that looks white or red, instead of the normal blackbr
  
  
• A crossed eye (looking either toward the ear or toward the nose)
  
  
• Poor vision
  
  
• A red, painful-looking eye
  
  
• An enlarged pupil
  
  
• Different-colored irises