A red-eye detection device includes a red-eye candidate detection section,
a red-eye pair specification section, and an isolated red-eye candidate
check section. The red-eye candidate detection section detects a red-eye
candidate that can be estimated to be a red-eye, by identifying a feature
of the pupil that has a region displayed red from among features of an
image. The red-eye pair specification section specifies the red-eye
candidate as a pair of a right red-eye candidate equivalent to a right
eye and a left red-eye candidate equivalent to a left eye, using
information on a face region obtained from the image. The isolated
red-eye candidate check section checks whether an isolated red-eye
candidate, detected by the red-eye candidate detection section but not
specified as the pair by the red-eye pair specification section, is a
true red-eye.