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...

Tahlia's journey began at 6 months old when her mum, Maryke, noticed her right eye turning inwards and a slight head tilt, especially when tired.

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...

Isabelle's vision journey began when she was 3.5 years old and she has been patching since she was 4 to help strengthen her curious eye.

Oscar is 8 years old and recently started his patching journey for a turn in his eye (strabismus). After struggling with using the over-glasses patch style, Oscar made the switch to Speckles and he’s loving the fun designs!