1. A method for detecting redeye in a digital image, comprising: a) examining at least a portion of the image to detect redeye defects using first search criteria; b) examining the image for detected face regions; c) from the results of steps a) and b), identifying those detected face regions each having only one detected redeye defect; and d) examining at least a portion of the face regions identified in c), using second search criteria to determine if a second redeye defect is present in one or more of said face regions, and wherein the first search criteria and the second search criteria each comprise a corresponding filter set; and wherein the filter set corresponding to the second search criteria comprises less filters than the filter set corresponding to the first search criteria.