Meet our Patchers

Thomas is four years old and has amblyopia in his left eye. He has been patching for one year now and thanks so Speckles' fun designs, he is keen to do a patch every day. 

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.

Grace is 10 months old and has been patching since January 2022 when an ophthalmologist diagnosed her with esotropia and mild amblyopia. Her mum, Courtney pops her Hide&See patches on for 4 hours a day, distracting her with a yummy breakfast, followed by playtime and books.

Lizzy is 5 years old and has been patching since August 2021 when a routine StEPS (Statewide Eyesight Preschooler Screening) visit picked up a big difference between her vision in each eye. This is common in cases of Anisometropia and can cause the brain to rely on images from the stronger eye,...

Ryker is 11 months and has been patching for about 9 months now due to his Strabismus, a condition in which the eyes don’t point in the same direction at the same time.

Matilda is nearly 2 and has been patching since she was 18 months old due to outward turns (exotropia) in both her eyes. Her mum pops a patch on each eye, alternating days for 2 hours a day to improve her Amblyopia. After the initial 3 months of doing patch therapy, Matilda's...

Eliana is 5 years old and has been wearing Speckles patches on and off for 2 hours a day for almost a year. She has a slight turn in her eye due to Strabismus and patches to help strengthen her "curious eye" 👀