Frustratingly for Emma Copeland, 42, no one else seemed to be able to see the white glare in her baby daughter’s left eye, but it concerned her enough to make an appointment with her family GP.
The doctor did some tests and reassured her there was nothing to worry about, so Emma tried to push her worries to the back of her mind.
But several months later, in August this year, the staff at Elise’s nursery also noticed the white spot and so had Emma’s partner, Anthony Carroll, 37.
