A woman who lost her eye to cancer as a baby wears glittery and “full bling” eyeballs to “own” her differences.<br /><br />Rachel Mayta, 33, was just 18 months old when her doctor spotted a white glow in her eye which led to her retinoblastoma diagnosis - a cancer of the eye.<br /><br />The cancer was so advanced doctors made the choice to remove her eye in a two-hour operation and growing up, Rachel used a prosthetic eye.<br /><br />She began to struggle with her self-confidence when she hit her 20s, after having surgery to replace the implant holding her prosthetic in place which made her missing eye look more apparent.<br /><br />But now, Rachel wears “fun” eyes and has 20 different types – including gold, glittery and sparkly eyeballs.<br /><br />“They are full bling. I just get to focus on being me rather than looking normal,” she said.
