Meet our Patchers

Meet Alessia 👏🌟

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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...

Meet Levi 👏

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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.

Meet Harriette 👏

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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...

Meet Sophia 👏

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Sophia is 3 years old and was diagnosed with PHPV (persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous) and Microphthalmia in her right eye. These conditions are a result of the eyes not fully developing during pregnancy and prevent the affected eye(s) from functioning properly, resulting in vision loss

Meet Sienna 👏

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Sienna is eight and has been wearing glasses since she was two as she is farsighted. At her most recent check-up, Sienna's optometrist noticed a massive deterioration in her weaker eye and so, she has started patching for two hours a day to help strengthen it.

Meet Sophie 👏

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Sophie is 3 years old and started wearing glasses when she was 12 months old for her esotropia (a misalignment in the eyes in which one eye turns inward). To help strengthen her curious eye and correct this turn, she started patching in October.

Meet Emilia 👏

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Emilia is 4 years old and has amblyopia, which was picked up by her daycare educator. Her favourite patching activities are colouring in and going to the park. She’s only just begun her patching journey (2 weeks in) but "what looked like a tough situation now looks fun and bright!"