A six-year-old girl who spent nearly 100 days in hospital after she was born prematurely is raising money for a charity which supported her through challenges during her early life.

Grace Brown has raised more than £500 for Moorfields Eye Hospital after she wanted to thank them for what they did for her.

Grace, a member of the 7th Oxhey (Methodist) Rainbows, spent 98 days in hospital, before she was able to go home - but Grace's parents soon noticed that her eyes were always moving.

They took Grace to see their paediatrician who referred her to the ophthalmology department, where at nine-months-old, she would be diagnosed with nystagmus.

Mum Hannah said: "At the time this was very scary. We were given lots of leaflets and told to prepare that our baby may never have good vision, or even worse may never be able to see."

Grace was later seen at Moorfields, where further checks were undertaken, later revealing, to the family's surprise, that Grace's vision was near-normal for her age.

Mrs Brown says further testing was done when Grace was aged two to determine if there was a cause for her nystagmus.

She said: "We had to repeat these tests three times to get an accurate result. It was eventually decided she was just suffering from idiopathic nystagmus (an unknown cause).

"As Grace has got older, and started school and learnt to read, her vision is still about what it should for her age, but she still suffers from her wobbly eyes and has a head gesture she uses to keep them still. She has undergone patch therapy of one eye to strengthen it, and now wears glasses to help with her wobble."

Grace chose to raise money for Moorfields, after a recent visit to the hospital.

Mrs Brown said: "The staff are always so friendly and put us at ease. When Grace was younger and had to have anything uncomfortable done, they were so good at distracting her, and very quick to give out stickers."

Grace walking with her younger brother. So far, they have walked 26 miles

Grace walking with her younger brother. So far, they have walked 26 miles

Grace has raised £528 for the hospital by carrying out walking challenges, initially set by her girlguiding leaders.

She has walked 26 miles so far, joined by her three-year-old brother.

Rainbow leader Grace Bantin said: "When I set the challenge, I thought we would collectively raise a couple of hundred pounds for charities close to our girls’ hearts…but when I got the update from Grace’s mum I was blown away by her determination." You can donate to Grace's Just Giving fundraiser here.