Meet our Patchers

Charlotte is four years old and has been patching since February this year to treat her amblyopia, strabismus, hyperopia and anisometropia 😧 She was initially required to patch for 6 hours a day, but due to her hard work her sight has significantly improved, and she's down to 4 hours of patching....

Elizabeth is two and a half years old and is killing it on her patching journey 🌟 Her mum, Marie, said "I literally just put a story on my Instagram of her climbing on her play equipment barely noticing her patch at all. She loves the designs and the reward chart. I'm...

Poppy is four years old and lives in Aotearoa (New Zealand). Miss Poppy wears her eye patch for two hours a day at preschool, with her Mum, Patty, popping one on before she drops her off. 

Layla is one and a half years old and was born with Persistent Fetal Vasculature (PFV) (also called persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV)) and Congenital Cataracts. This brave little girl had her first surgery at only six weeks old and secondary surgery for scar tissue at four months old 😮 She now...

Jax is four and a half years old and has been patching since January 2021 (just shy of his 2nd birthday). This little champion takes it upon himself to put on his patch every day, with little to no fuss! 🙌 Apparently the toughest decision for Jax each day is which design to...

Max is 6 years old and started patching for 2 hours a day in August after being diagnosed with Amblyopia. His mum, Emily, says he likes to spend his patch time drawing on the road with chalk, building forts with their play couch and jumping on pillows with his brother. He also...

Elle is 3 years old and is very new to patching and wearing glasses. Her mum Sian says "She’s still getting used to it but loves picking out which pretty patch to wear". Way to go Elle! We can't wait to watch you on your vision journey ❤️