Meet our Patchers

At just 18 months old, Ava Joy’s mum noticed a faint cloud in her eye. Each day, it darkened. By November 10, 2023, she was diagnosed with a congenital cataract. Within ten days, Ava Joy had undergone surgery and IOL placement, guided by a medical team in South Africa and the Netherlands.Her...

Did you know congenital cataracts affect 3 in every 10,000 Australian children?Meet our Speckles Superstar navigating that journey: Addalyn 💛 Diagnosed at just 3 months old, Addalyn began patching right after surgery for a congenital cataract in her right eye. She’s now 7, and her vision is stronger than ever. 💪 In...

Meet Speckles' superstar, Xavier! 🌟👏 This brave 2-year-old is making incredible progress on his patching journey, and we're so touched by his inspiring story ❤️ Xavier's vision journey began at just 9 months old when he had a congenital cataract removed. He also has glaucoma, which is stabilised with drops, wears a...

Milly's vision journey began when she was only 1 day old after a midwife picked up that her red eye reflex didn't show in her left eye. She then saw an ophthalmologist at 2 weeks old and was diagnosed with a congenital cataract...

Billy is 15 months old and has been a little warrior in his journey to better vision. He started patching at just 4 months old due to congenital glaucoma, which led to short-sightedness 👀 Despite the challenges, this little trooper has been rocking his patching routine like a true champ! Billy's favourite...

Etta is five years old and has been patching for two months! Initially, her parents didn't suspect any issues with her vision but after a routine eye check, she was diagnosed with a congenital cataract, refractive error and Amblyopia in her right eye. It's stories like these that show why it is...

  Layla is one and a half years old and was born with Persistent Fetal Vasculature (PFV) (also called persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV)) and Congenital Cataracts.   This brave little girl had her first surgery at only six weeks old and secondary surgery for scar tissue at four months old 😮...