Red Eye Recommendations

Are there apps that do a really good job with getting rid of red eye? I have a bunch of kid photos with serious red eye problems. I'm talking about big, fully expanded red pupils. Everything I've tried that relies on having to "select" the area of red eye to be eliminated turns out to produce a less than satisfying result. Are there apps that can actually "sense" or "detect" the red area and correct it in an intelligent way? Or do most all of the options rely on selecting the area by hand? Thanks.
Regards,
Steve M.

Steve:
Photoshop Elements has a good red eye tool. It's, IMO, the best consumer editing app is PSE. Here's an example of what can be done with its capabilities.
In case you've not discovered the hidden red eye/enhance tool tricks here they are:
How to Change the Size of the Retouch and Red-Eye Removal Tool
Type Caps lockControl9
Undo caps lock
Click on the Retouch or Red-Eye Removal tool
The tab key will toggle between cursor types, a cross or a circle
The "[" and "]" keys decrease or increase the size accordingly.
NOTE: Using the "{" "}" keys will will change the value next to the circle and that represents the degree of change or intensity that the tool imparts on each pass.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.

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    Hi I'm new to this forum and an absolute beginner so please bear with me.
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