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A mum and dad from Doncaster are urging other parents to look out for the tell-tale signs of eye cancer this festive season, after their five-year-old daughter lost her eye due to retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer that typically affects children under the age of six.

Parents Lisa Shaw and Daryl Robson first spotted an unusual white glow in the pupil of Bonnie’s eye on Boxing Day last year.

Lisa said, “We had just had a lovely Christmas day with our family and it was Boxing Day.

"It was around teatime so it was dark outside and the lights were dim in the house so the Christmas lights were twinkling while Bonnie danced about the room.

Lisa and Bonnie have both battled cancer - and the mum is urging people to check their children for signs this Christmas.

"As she was dancing and spinning around, I noticed an odd reflection in her eye which looked like a cat’s eye that you would see in the road. I didn’t think much of it but I turned the main light on and asked her to come closer.

"When she came close, I noticed a cloudy film on her eye.”

Typical signs of retinoblastoma include a white glow which may only appear in certain lights or a squint, as well as a change in the appearance of the eye or a swollen eye, although often only one sign or symptom is present.

Lisa added, “As it was Christmas, I thought I would go straight to the opticians on the 28 December.

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