About Kids Eye Gear
Kids Eye Gear is dedicated to making wearing patches and glasses fun for kids! Founded in 2013 and trusted by over 10,000 Australian families - we offer a range of practical and colourful adhesive eye patches, SpecStoppers ear hooks, glasses holders and more.
We are a proud Australian-owned family business, based in Perth, Western Australia.
I'm Shannon - a passionate paediatric orthoptist – and now owner of Kids Eye Gear, continuing on our mission to improve children’s vision with fun and functional optical accessories.
"Kids Eye Gear was created after our son started patching due to a congenital cataract and subsequent surgery. We wanted to make fun, colourful and practical patches available for other patching families in Australia and now all over the world."
- Nicola, Founder of Kids Eye Gear
You can read more about Nicola & Dane’s story below.
In 2024, Nicola handed over the reins of her business, and with my background in the world of paediatric eyecare, I'm excited to bring a fresh perspective to build on the legacy Nicola has created.
I am dedicated to continuing to provide top-quality products that support children's vision. Additionally, I am committed to offering the latest information, education, and resources to parents and eyecare professionals alike, ensuring you have the support you need every step of the way.
We’re here to guide you and your child on your patching and glasses-wearing journey, and we can’t wait to be part of your story!
How Kids Eye Gear began - Nicola & Dane's Story
"Our story began when our son, Dane, was six months old. A routine trip to the GP resulted in a heart wrenching discovery of ‘something’ in his eye. After an anxious 10 day wait before we could see an ophthalmologist, we received the news that Dane had a congenital cataract in one of his eyes. Faced with the options of letting him go blind or risking surgery followed by years of contact lenses and patching, we made the life changing decision to go ahead with the operation to remove his clouded lens.
Along with regular contact lens insertion and removal – no easy feat in a baby – Dane required many, many hours of patching. His ‘good’ eye was covered with a patch in order to make his ‘bad’ eye switch on and develop good vision. We couldn’t find great patches at an affordable price in Australia so decided to create our own – and so Kids Eye Gear was born.
Fast forward more than a decade, and Dane is now a sports crazy boy who excels at school and makes us laugh every day. There are certainly still challenges and managing little nuances with his eyesight but on the whole, Dane’s story is overwhelmingly positive. He has check-ups every six months but right now has 6/7.5 (20/25) vision in his ‘bad’ eye (on a good day he will sometimes get to 6/6) and no further complications. This was the absolute best case scenario that we could have hoped for and we are grateful every day."
Let us help you on your journey to achieve great vision for your child.