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...

Ada is nearly three and needs to patch for at least half a day every day (mostly) to help improve the vision in her left eye, in addition to wearing glasses. When she was only 3 months old, her parents noticed a white spot in this eye, which was later diagnosed as...

Harriette is 3 years old and was born with a unilateral congenital cataract, which she had surgery to remove at 5 months old. She patches for 4 hours a day and has done so since her operation. She has been wearing Hide&See patches for about a year and a half and loves...

Chelsea is 4 years old and has been patching her right eye since October due to a congenital cataract surgery in August 👀Her Mum, Kayla, says she has a long road ahead of her as she is also partially blind in her left eye. Chelsea loves wearing Speckles' fun designs and we...

Eli Mae is 3 months old and underwent surgery to remove a congenital cataract from her left eye in late 2022. Her ophthalmologist is really happy with how her eye has healed from the surgery so far, however, she has a small pupil that doesn’t seem to dilate regardless of how many...

Owen is 16 months old and started his patch journey in August 2021 after having congenial cataracts removed at 6 weeks old. He loves keeping busy during his patch daily sessions by playing with his light board or heading outdoors for some green time.