Play time – when you are playing with toys, rolling out and creating with playdough, enjoying a game with friends, or even dressing up in costumes. Put lotion or milk of magnesia on your skin where the patch is going to go on. Let it dry and then put the patch on. Here are some pros and cons, where to find my favorite patches, and which patches to avoid. Adhesive Patch Amblyopia can be caused by uncorrected refractive error, eye misalignment ( strabismus) or if vision is obscured in childhood by cataracts or another condition. Once the underlying condition is treated through eyeglasses or surgery, occlusion therapy may be considered.

If you are wondering if patching could help strengthen your eyes or help fix your lazy eye, schedule a consult with me and I can help you figure that out! There are so many different options for adhesive patches. Some boast soft fabric and breathability, others have a variety of designs or special sensitive skin friendly material. Blue (Krafty Patch) Ballet Slippers (MYI Patch) Everything Else (Ortopad) Driving somewhere – if you do a daily drive to school, sports or another activity, try patching for the drive. Eye shield and pad. These types of eye patches are the disposable gauze pads and bandages you use after eye surgery. You’ll need to use these until your eye heals up or until your doctor tells you to stop bandaging your eye. Benefits of Eye Patches

During your night time or bedtime routine – when you are having a bath, reading a story and having snuggles before bed. Squint. Sometimes, doctors recommend an eye patch for strabismus. Also called squint, strabismus occurs your eyes are misaligned. One eye drifts in, out, or up while the other looks straight ahead, which can cause vision problems. Without treatment, you might develop a squint, which is where the name of this condition comes from. Historically, people wore an eye patch to hide the evidence of an eye lost to injury or disease (a challenge that drove the development of artificial eyes). I’ve used six different cloth patches and at least 10 variations of brand and size of adhesive patches. There were some I loved, others not so much. Lazy eye. Eye patches for kids are a common treatment for some eye conditions, like amblyopia, also called lazy eye. This condition occurs when vision doesn’t develop normally early in life. It causes problems with eyesight, and the eye wanders either inward or outward. An eye patch is a common treatment.

Patching can be very difficult and annoying, so what are other options? Using a red lens patch for specific activities is great option that makes the patch time much more effective and helps build the strength of both eyes working together. Non-adhesive– These eye patches are made of soft, comfy cloth and a band that wraps around the head to hold the patch in place. I have not tried every patch out there but I have tried quite a few, so I’m becoming a bit of an expert, here are the specs on each brand. Prevent Blindness, a nonprofit serving children with eye issues, notes that all a child with a lazy eye needs to do is wear a patch while putting their eyes to work. They can do this while watching TV or playing video games, of course.

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There are so many more Etsy shops that make eye patches, but these are the ones I’ve actually used. What are your favorites?