Meet our Patchers

Banks is 5 months old and has been patching since he was a teeny tot at only 5 weeks, as he was diagnosed with a Congenital Cataract. His eye care team initially planned on him undergoing surgery at 2 months to remove the cataract, however, they decided to wait to see how...

Brielle is almost 3 and has been patching since she was 3 months old as she was born with a congenital cataract. She had surgery at only 3 weeks old to remove the cataract and now patches to correct the amblyopia and strabismus that developed. Brielle is also a twin so she's had LOTS of support on...

Aila is 3 years old and was diagnosed with PHPV at around 9 months old with suspected minimal vision in her right eye. She started patching with Speckles when she was only 18 months old

Harry is 3 and a half and has been patching since he was only 6 months old due to a Congenital Fourth Nerve Palsy in his left eye. This basically means the muscles in his eye are not as strong as they should be, making it harder for it to move. When...

Amelia is 5 years old and she’s been patching her right eye for roughly 9 months now as her left eye was turning inwards at night or when she was tired. This condition, known as Strabismus, is one of the most common causes of Amblyopia in kids

Alessia is 3 and a half years old and started patching when she was only 6 months old after being diagnosed with an Optic Nerve Coloboma 😮‍💨 (a gap or hole in the optic nerve caused by the underdevelopment of the eye during pregnancy). She wears her patch for half of the...

Levi is nearly 4 years old and has accommodative esotropia (an inward turn) in his left eye. He has been patching since late last year and looks forward to getting his first reward, a Rubble Paw Patrol toy, for wearing his patch 20 nights in a row.