Meet our Patchers

Dylan is not just any Speckles kid; he's actually Maddy's little cousin, making his journey extra special. At 7 years old and on the brink of starting school, Maddy suggested to Dylan's parents that they pay a visit to their local optometrist to get his eyes checked. This led to a diagnosis...

Isabella is four years old and has been bravely navigating her amblyopia journey since she was 18 months old. With the support of her loving family, she's been patching for about 12 months now, making slow but steady progress and improvements

Olivia is 3 years old and was diagnosed with esotropia (an inwards turn in the eye) and amblyopia in her right eye, as well as astigmatism in both eyes at only 18 months old. She has worn glasses since then to help correct her vision however, after no improvement, her mum Holly...

At just 6 years old, Ava has shown incredible resilience and determination on her vision journey. She was diagnosed with astigmatism in both eyes, hyperopia (long-sightedness) and amblyopia last September, and has been rocking her eye patches like a champ for the past two weeks! 😊 According to her mum, Amanda, Ava...

Beauden is 5 years old, he has been wearing patches for 1 month now, after being diagnosed with Amblyopia and Esotropia (a condition where one or both eyes turn inwards). His mum, Kaela said "In the beginning, he was not happy about having to wear the patch as he wouldn't look "cool"...

Mia is four years old and only just started patching in August this year! Her parents noticed both of her eyes were starting to turn in just before her third birthday and after a trip to an eye specialist, she was diagnosed with accommodative esotropia and amblyopia. She has been wearing glasses...

Ronan is nearly two and has just started his patching journey after being diagnosed with Amblyopia at only 20 months old. He bravely wears his eye patch for an hour a day to help his curious eye grow strong, usually during the hustle and bustle of dropping off his siblings at school.