A little girl was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer after her mum spotted something stranger in her eye.

Kellie Perren noticed a 'ghostly' white glow on her eye in a photo which made her instantly concerned.

After little Isabelle for urgent medical treatment, her instincts proved to be correct and the little on had to have one of her eyes removed following retinoblastoma diagnosis.

Retinoblastoma is a rare form of cancer that rapidly develops from the immature cells of a retina, the light-detecting tissue of the eye.

It is the most common primary malignant intraocular cancer in children, and it is almost exclusively found in young kids and it can be fatal if not treated properly

Kellie told Channel Seven News : "I couldn't explain it - I kept asking people if they could see it but no one could see it.

"It was like a ghost went really quick, like you couldn't get a good look at it."

Doctors examining the youngster discovered tumours in both her eyes and her left eye had to be removed.

Five-year-old Isabelle is recovering well, but her mother wants to urge other parents to look out for the warning signs. These include an unusual white reflection in the pupil, a squint and a chance in iris colour.

Having a "cross eye" or "cat's eye" are also signs to look out for.

She said: "She can read, she can write, and she can still learn."

"Don't wait for somebody else to see it. Go and get it checked."

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