The family of a toddler Hope are hoping she will see for the first time after a local community managed tp raise money for her to undergo pioneering eye treatment in China.

Two-year-old Brooke Chilton was born with under-developed optic nerves – too tiny to ever let in light.

The rare condition, called optic nerve hypoplasia, affects less than one in 10,000 people in the UK.

In China, the youngster will be injected with stem cells from the umbilical cords of newborn babies to help stimulate the regrowth of her stunted nerves.

Thanks to fundraisers in her hometown of Milton Keynes, Bucks, Brooke’s family now have enough money to pay for the first stage of little Brooke’s treatment.

The Brooke Chilton Fund has reached its halfway target of £25,000, meaning the youngster’s mum Leah can now begin planning their trip overseas.