A mother saved her daughter's life after sensing a strange luster in her eyes.

Everything happened thanks to a photo and great attention to detail. In an image of her daughter, Elly Smith of Oregon, USA, noticed that one of the eyes had a strange brightness. Since she had already noticed that her daughter was uncomfortable, she decided to consult the pediatrician, who referred her to an ophthalmologist.

Seeing the girl, who was then 2 years old, the professional knew something was wrong. After a series of studies, He was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, the most common eye cancer in children. Little Gracie had several tumors in her eye, so the best treatment was to remove her organ.

This is as well as June 1, 2016, he entered the operating room. Two weeks later, he started chemotherapy. At three months, he received a prosthesis. "Gracie has accepted the whole process, he has a lot of resilience and when they give you an ocular prosthesis, they give you the opportunity to choose something to put on the top and know what is the top part. opted for a horse, "the mother told the foreign media. Finally, three years after the start of treatment, the baby is completely recovered and without cancer.

Retinoblastoma is a cancer of the eye that starts in the retina. According to Mayo Clinicit affects younger children more often, although in rare cases it can develop in adults. Because retinoblastoma appears in the first years of life, the symptoms are rare. Among these are a white color in the central circle of the eye (pupil) when a light shines on the eye – for example, during a flash shooting – an eye that seems to look in a different direction from that of the other; redness or swelling of the visual organ.