|  Patches ***** Occluders 
1. Before you use this list, it is important that you thoroughly and clearly discuss the use of patches and/or occluders with your doctor. 2. If you aren't going to do that, then please go read or do something else, because this page is not intended for your use. Seriously. 3. Inappropriate or improper use of patching and/or occluding can cause damage to your vision, so just don't do it. As an informed user of this site, you already know that no one in this group professes to be a doctor or other medical professional. Even if a member is a medical professional of some kind, for the purposes of this support group, every single one of us in simply a regular member.
We do not, ever, ever, ever give medical advice or recommendation, and we're not going to begin now. Always check with your doctor
before trying anything
that you see or read on our site. That said, there are all kinds of patches and occluders available. The best place to start is with the resource that your doctor recommends. Very simple, and usually inexpensive versions are often available in your local pharmacy or discount store. If you are the tiniest bit handy, you can make your own. I've made full patches and slip-ons in a couple of styles, and occluders. Patches Using one purchased from your pharmacy, you can easily see how they are constructed. That plain patch can be decorated or covered (sort of like reupholstering a pillow) with anything that you like. I've been making my own for years, and find the materials just about everywhere...craft or hobby shop, fabric store, discount store...they will have all the papers, fabrics, trims and decorations to fulfill your wildest, wackiest and most outrageous ideas and desires. And, there's always the dime, dollar or party store, not only for pre-made patches, but lots of things to make or decorate one. Occluders All types have served me well, but for the past year or so, I've been using stickers (yes, the kind that children collect and stick to all kinds of things, some of which probably shouldn't have stuff stuck to them). I like them because I can easily stick them to the lens of my glasses, they are inexpensive and are easy to remove (most of them are, I guess, but avoid the hologram ones because the backing will be a more or less permanent component of the lens), and allow my wonky eye to have full access to air and light. I also don't suffer the residual visual disturbance that I experience with patches. I'm still working on the graphics for tutorials for making your own, and will try to have those on this page as soon as possible. And, there's always the dime, dollar or party store. 
So, without further ado, here are some of the many resources available in the Net. Keep in mind that this is a random list, and we do not support or promote any of these links; we are simply offering them for informational purposes. That these are commercial links is an exception to our policy of not linking to for-profit sites. |
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