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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Ria Newman & John Bett

Woman had eye removed as a child after doctor spotted strange 'glow' in picture

A woman had her eye removed as a child even though no one knew she was ill - because a doctor spotted a strange glow in a picture of her face.

Rachel Mayta, 32, seemed perfectly healthy until she was 18 months old and a doctor spotted something strange in her eye and asked for follow-up pictures.

Then he saw a sure sign that something was amiss, as her right eye appeared to be emitting a glow in the image which can indicate eye disease or even cancer.

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