We love seeing our little Patch Pals excited about receiving their new eye patch. This one is adorable!!  We work really hard at trying to make eye patching fun for little kids.  Eye patching is hard and needs to be presented as something positive and good.  Watching this video of a precious little girl opening her package is priceless.

In May 2017, we were contacted by a lovely doctor named Natalie Weil from the Emory Eye Center.  She told us back then that she was going with a group of doctors to Jordan to give eye care to Syrian refugee children. Jordan has some of the largest refugee camps in the world and many of the children are without regular eye care. Her goal during this trip was to set up a screening program that could be used in this camp and hopefully other camps throughout the area. She asked if we could help the group by donating eye patches so the children in Syria could benefit by having a sustainable method/tool for amblyopia.  We told her that we would love to help out and we donated a variety of Patch Pals Eye Patches.  She recently updated us with photos of some of the kids from Syria.  We are very proud of Natalie and her group of doctors. We wish them great success with improving the vision of these sweet young children. 

The organization she traveled with is called the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS).  SAMS is on the front lines of crisis relief for Syria.  They work hard to alleviate suffering, save lives, and rebuild healthcare.  For more information about the project, or if you are interested in donating or volunteering, here is a link to their website  https://www.sams-usa.net .

It's the year 2018 and it's a perfect time to organize our lives and reboot.  It's a chance to exercise more, eat healthy, and be kinder to those around us. If you have an eye patcher, now is the time to make new goals with their eye patching therapy.  Order a new eye patch that will excite your child and keep them motived.  Sit down with your child and download a new incentive calendar  http://patchpals.com/calendar​ , decide which rewards will be given when they meet their eye patching goals.  If your child is too young to understand, make a resolution for yourself to make eye patching a priority.  Eye patching works when you are committed to it, just like exercising, eating healthy, and being kind.  December 31st, 2018 will really be a day to celebrate when you can look at your child knowing that you helped improve their eye sight.  Enter our promo code Hello2018 for 18% off your entire order until the end of January. 

Eye patching is hard.  When a little one first puts an eye patch on they can't see very well.  It's frustrating and likely they are going to fight patching.  We have found offering choices to empower the young eye patcher is a good motivator.  Our Diva Decorations let the child decorate their own eye patch.  They can select the style and color of eye patch.  When the eye patch is delivered they receive stickers and jewels to use to customize their eye patch.  This can excite the eye patcher and create a sense pride for them.  It's important to keep the eye patcher involved in the whole process.