Congenital Cataract Patching Amblyopia Strabismus Cataract Spot the Cataract Looking for an excuse to go and look at old baby photos of Dane (ooh so cute!), I thought I'd pull o Read More
Orthoptics Eye Tests What is an orthoptist? Have you ever come out of your child’s ophthalmologist’s appointment with more questions than what y Read More
Myopia Outdoors Fun & Games Eye Health Getting kids outdoors is good for eye health I have a confession to make. I’m not really an outdoorsy person. I’d choose watching a movie over g Read More
Research and Statistics Little Aussie Eyes Report 2022 The Little Aussie Eyes Report 2022 is now available!A report on kids' vision. In 2020, Kid Read More
Freebies Fun & Games FREEBIE : Easter patching chart Do you need a little extra motivator to get your patcher to patch these Easter holidays? Our FR Read More
Real Stories Congenital Cataract Cataract Patching REAL STORY : Arabella & Rebecca Arabella was 6 months old when her mum Rebecca noticed that her hand eye coordination was off. She Read More
Adhesive Patches Patching Tips Patching Fun & Games DIY Custom Eye Patches Bluey, Frozen, CocoMelon, Cobra Kai - no matter what TV show your patcher is into, you can now make Read More
Glasses Tips Tips for preventing glasses fogging up while wearing a face mask Well it looks like masks aren’t going anywhere soon – and for those of us that wear glasses, this c Read More
Amblyopia Patching Why do adults wear eye patches? Eye patching is typically associated with children but did you know that adults wear eye patches to Read More
Vision Eye Tests Link between vision issues and behavioural and learning issues Vision occurs in the brain – not the eyes.When my kids were in early primary school, I would go and Read More
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Freebies Fun & Games FREEBIE Christmas Patching Chart It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! That can mean holidays, fun - and often, slacking off o Read More
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Myopia Eye Health Eye Tests Love your eyes! World Sight Day has rolled around for another year and I’m absolutely LOVING the theme for 2021 – L Read More
Retinoblastoma Eye Health What is Retinoblastoma? What is Retinoblastoma? If you’re familiar with Dane’s Story you’ll know that when his catarac Read More
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Congenital Cataract Dane's Story Dane's Story Our story began when Dane was six months old. I took him to the GP to get his immunisations and chec Read More
Patching Patching Tips Adhesive Patches Tips for Applying Adhesive Patches There’s no nice way to say it but patching is just not that much fun. If you’ve ever tried a patch Read More
Patching Patching Tips Adhesive Patches Tips for Removing Adhesive Eye Patches Patching is NOT always fun – actually, who am I kidding, I don’t think it’s ever really fun for our Read More
Sunglasses Sun Safety Eye Safety Eye Health Sunglasses for kids makes sense If you’re a child of the 80s and 90s like me, all I need to do is say ‘Slip. Slop. Slap’ and I’m su Read More
Adhesive patches Patching Fun & Games Meet Elise Gow Here at Kids Eye Gear, we've joined forces with Australian artist Elise Gow to help improve kids’ vi Read More
Patching Patching Tips Amblyopia Strabismus Lazy Eye Adhesive Patches Fabric Patches Tips and Tricks for Patching Welcome to the world of eye patching. Most likely you are here because you have started eye patching Read More
Strabismus Amblyopia Real Stories REAL STORY : Matilda & Sarah A stramisbus (turned eye) and amblyopia (a lazy eye)Matilda (3.5 years old) has both a stramisbus (t Read More
Amblyopia Real Stories REAL STORY : Dominic & Sarah We didn't discover there was an issue with my son Dominic's eyesight until it was flagged during a h Read More
Cataract Real Stories REAL STORY : Florence & Breanna Florence was diagnosed with a congenital cataract in her right eye at the age of 18 months. She was Read More
Amblyopia Real Stories REAL STORY : Ever & Noelle My son Ever (9) has ASD, he’s on the spectrum and high functioning, he wears glasses, about a year a Read More
Cataract Real Stories REAL STORY : Ella & Belinda A cataract, surgery, IOL insertion and patching helping Ella's visionElla was diagnosed with a catar Read More
Strabismus Real Stories REAL STORY : Frani, Cata & Agustina Both my son and daughter have strabismus after being diagnosed very early in their lifeBoth my son a Read More
Esotropia Strabismus Real Stories REAL STORY : Leila & Steph Leila was diagnosed with Congenital Esotropia and patches - but it doesn't stop her playing!Leila wa Read More
Strabismus Patching Real Stories REAL STORY : Elise & Anna Elise was diagnosed with Bilateral Strabismus : Esotropia at 6 months of ageWhen Elise went to her 4 Read More
Amblyopia Patching Real Stories REAL STORY : Levi & Victoria Levi was diagnosed with Amblyopia (otherwise known as - lazy eye) between the ages of 3-4. Craig and Read More
Amblyopia Patching Real Stories REAL STORY : Arie & Amy Amy’s daughter Arie was diagnosed with Amblyopia when she was 4 years and 3 months old. Amy said tha Read More
Strabismus Myopia Real Stories REAL STORY : Ethan & Renee Ethan was diagnosed with Strabismus and Myopia at 2.5 years of ageRenee’s son Ethan was diagnosed wi Read More
Amblyopia Real Stories REAL STORY : Zoe & Amanda Amanda's youngest daughter Zoe was diagnosed with Amblyopia when she was two years old. This is thei Read More
Hyperopia Vision Real Stories Esotropia REAL STORY : Scarlett and Jodarna Scarlet was diagnosed with accommodative esotropia due to hyperopiaScarlett’s vision journey began o Read More
Myopia Vision Getting Kids Outside is Key to Stopping Myopia Getting outdoors can help prevent myopia, it's been proven.Last year when I attended the Orthoptics Read More
Strabismus Vision What is Strabismus? Strabismus or Squint?There are a number of eye conditions that can affect young children – one commo Read More