Girl with bulging eyes due to genetic disorder gets taunts of frog' and alien'

Shaili Kumari, who is from Patna in the Indian state of Bihar, suffers from a condition that causes her eyes to bulge and is forced to endure merciless taunts of ‘frog’ and ‘alien’ from other children. The 7-year-old has a genetic disorder called Crouzon syndrome that occurs due to the premature fusion of bones in the skull. The abnormal growth of these bones result in wide-set, bulging eyes and vision problems caused by shallow eye sockets, and eyes that point in different directions.

Shaili Kumari with her sister. (Credit: YouTube)

Constant bullying by others has made it impossible for Shaili to go to school yet the brave little girl dreams of becoming a doctor one day. But her father Pinti Kumar, 33, is unable to afford her proper treatment because of his meagre salary as a security guard and says that he feels ‘completely helpless’ to stop the cruel taunts. “Her eyes started getting huge gradually over the years and now we cannot allow her to go out alone fearing she will be mistreated,” he told the Daily Mail.

Shaili was born with eyes that appeared larger than normal but things took a turn for the worse after she crossed her third birthday. Apart from her facial condition, she also began to suffer from epileptic seizures. Although doctors have prescribed medicines for treating her fits, she still complains of pain in her eyes, headaches and weak eyesight.

Shaili Kumari is unable to receive proper treatment because of the family's financial condition. (Credit: YouTube)

After awareness about Shaili’s case was raised on social media, she is now waiting to see doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital in Delhi for better treatment.