MIRROR [UK] – A toddler was diagnosed with a rare eye cancer after his parents spotted an unusual white glow in his left eye.
This distinct symptom was only noticeable in low-light conditions, or when his taking photo with the flash on.
Shane Stevenson, 35, and his partner, Lowri Gallagher, 30, from Rhonda Valley in Wales, were at home when they noticed a white glow in their then one-year-old son, Kooper’s eye.
At first they thought nothing of it but after they “kept seeing” it they started to worry.
Advice on Google told them to take a flash photo of Kooper, which meant the glow was even more obvious.
Shane recalled: “I dismissed it at first and then noticed it myself a couple of days later – then kept seeing it.
“We Googled it and came across some advice that said to take a photo with the flash on, and the white glow in his eye was obvious then.”
Shane said the weekend was “full of panic” and he was constantly looking online for advice …
