A five-year-old girl who was shunned as a monster has had her 'piercing silver' eyes removed. Parents Chris and Eryn Austin, 34 and 35, from Buford, Georgia, were drawn in by Primrose's striking eyes when they adopted her from an orphanage in China in 2016. Children 'screamed and ran away' from the unique looking girl who's sight was impaired due to untreated childhood glaucomas. Eight months ago, Primrose began to experience pain so agonising that she would sweat profusely, cry for 16 hours a day, and refuse to eat. But incredibly, after the decision to remove her eyes, Primrose has shown dramatic improvements, and was walking again within two days. Primrose Austin, who was adopted from an orphanage in China in 2016, had striking silver eyes due to untreated childhood glaucomas Doctors decided to remove Primrose's eyes (pictured, in hospital) after she began to experience agonising pain. She has shown dramatic improvements Parents Chris and Eryn Austin, 34 and 35, from Buford, Georgia, who always knew they wanted to adopt, were drawn in by Primrose's striking eyes. Pictured, the family including siblings Madelyn, nine, and River, seven, with Primrose, now five Mrs Austin, a full-time carer for her daughter, said: 'It was like living in a constant nightmare, not knowing whether she would be okay. 'Kids call her a "monster" and run away screaming and crying. But she is beautiful even with her eyes looking different.' Mr and Mrs Austin first saw a picture of Primrose in 2014 and brought her home two years later, where they needed to teach her to sit-up, hold her head, feed and even understand affection. They were told by the orphanage that Primrose was potentially deaf and blind due to untreated congenital glaucoma. Symptoms of childhood glaucoma include enlarged eyes, cloudiness of the cornea, and sensitivity to light. US medical teams discovered that a rare 6p25 deletion syndrome had caused the congenital glaucoma, and that Primrose could only sense light. She also was found to have learning disabilities, a lack of muscle tone and other problems. Mrs Austin said: 'We knew she had glaucoma and was possibly deaf, but she had a very rare genetic syndrome that wasn't discovered until later.' Primrose had laser treatment to reduce the pressure building-up behind her eyes and tubes put in her ears to help her hear more. But in August, she began to show worrying signs that baffled doctors. Mrs Austin said: 'We were talking about life or death for Primrose, she was severely and critically ill. Symptoms of childhood glaucoma include enlarged eyes, cloudiness of the cornea, and sensitivity to light US medical teams discovered that a rare 6p25 deletion syndrome had caused the congenital glaucoma, and that Primrose could only sense light Mr and Mrs Austin filling out paperwork to adopt Primrose Mr and Mrs Austin had to teach Primrose everything from holding her head to accepting affection as she had previously been in an orphanage 'Doctors tried to eliminate her source of pain one by one, we were at the point where they had worked through most of the causes. 'It was an excruciating experience for us all, she was drenched in sweat, her body was dealing with such intense pain and her nervous system was going nuts. 'She was hurting herself by not eating or drinking, I had to forced liquids into her mouth with a syringe to keep her hydrated.' The period, which the family call the '76 days of crisis', ended in the removal of her eyes, when an MRI scan revealed the extent of damage to the Primrose's eyes. Primrose had suffered a build-up of pressure and a retinal detachment in one eye while the other shrank to half its size - forcing surgeons to remove the optic tissue from both. Mrs Austin said: 'It was a heart-breaking decision to have her eyes removed but was 100 per cent the right thing to do. 'We never imagined two weeks later how much she would have progressed. 'It was a miracle. Two days after she was standing up for the first time in months, was smiling and has made progress in other areas. Primrose had suffered a build-up of pressure and a retinal detachment in one eye while the other shrank to half its size - forcing surgeons to remove the optic tissue from both Primrose was discovered to have learning disabilities, a lack of muscle tone and other problems due to rare 6p25 deletion syndrome In August, Primrose began to experience pain so agonising that she would sweat profusely, cry for 16 hours a day, and refuse to eat After the decision to remove her eyes, Primrose has shown dramatic improvements, and was walking again within two days. Pictured, at home learning to walk with her father 'It's like a whole new world is coming and it feels really good and positive, we think we will see a lot of changes in her. 'Teaching the world she is worthy is the hardest part as we are a society obsessed with perfection.' This month she will undergo more work on her eyes as well as taking moulds of her eye implants ready for painted lenses later this year. 'After the moulds are taken of her eyes sockets this month, she will have painted shells that will include a pupil and coloured iris. 'Now she is starting to communicate in a new and different way, she will always have to approach life differently, but we have now removed the source of her pain. 'If she never really talks or speaks, we will find other ways to communicate with her, we will teach her sign language or figure something else out. 'She has started to use her forefingers and thumb to pinch her snacks, which she couldn't do before, and suddenly is now sleeping through the night.' Mr and Mrs Austin knew years before that they wanted to adopt a child and they say it has been a 'beautiful and rich experience' They hope Primrose's biological parents can one day be at ease knowing their daughter is safe, happy and in a loving home. Photographer Paige Ewing, 36, captured images of Primrose prior to her eye tissue being removed and tried to focus on how she was already so loved by the family, The family, lifestyle and wedding photographer, said: 'I wanted to share with other people the sacrifice that the Austin family were making. 'There would be a lot of sacrifices and life changes for Primrose's benefit, basically disrupting their comfortable lives on the behalf of her. 'In my photos I wanted to showcase her uniqueness physically and that she was already their daughter, cuddling her just like they would their own children. 'I wanted to make that visual connection showing she was an orphan living alone but now was immediately part of a family. 'Now Primrose has had surgery to remove her eyes she is no longer in pain, they feel hopeful again and are ready for their new life.' WHAT ARE CHILDHOOD GLAUCOMAS? Childhood glaucoma — also referred to as congenital glaucoma, pediatric, or infantile glaucoma — occurs in babies and young children. It is usually diagnosed within the first year of life. This is a rare condition that may be inherited, caused by incorrect development of the eye’s drainage system before birth. This leads to increased intraocular pressure, which in turn damages the optic nerve. Symptoms of childhood glaucoma include enlarged eyes, cloudiness of the cornea, and photosensitivity (sensitivity to light). Thousands of children with glaucoma can live full lives. This is the ultimate goal of glaucoma management. Although lost vision cannot be restored, it is possible to optimize each child’s remaining vision. Symptoms Unusually large eyes Excessive tearing Cloudy eyes Light sensitivity Treatment In an uncomplicated case, surgery can often correct such structural defects. Both medication and surgery are required in some cases. Medical treatments may involve the use of topical eye drops and oral medications. These treatments help to either increase the exit of fluid from the eye or decrease the production of fluid inside the eye. Each results in lower eye pressure. There are two main types of surgical treatments: filtering surgery and laser surgery. Filtering surgery (also known as micro surgery) involves the use of small surgical tools to create a drainage canal in the eye. In contrast, laser surgery uses a small but powerful beam of light to make a small opening in the eye tissue. Source: Glaucoma Research Foundation All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility