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Wearing Hints:

Do not adjust the band too tight, as this will cause it to slip down your head and too much tension will be uncomfortable.

For the most comfort the band should be worn approximately one-half to one inch above your opposing eyebrow and arch gently over the brow.

The portion of the band on the side of the patched eye should be worn slightly above the tip of your ear.

The band should be worn underneath your hair if possible, as this also helps keep it from slipping downward.

For men with short to medium hair, simply place the band in the desired position and use the edge of a comb to raise the hair up and over the band.

For women, a good trick is to place the band over the your wrist of your left hand. With your right hand use a comb to separate your hair where you want the band to be, while holding the hair upwards with your left hand. Hold the gathered portion of your hair and slide the patch over your hand and hair and into place.

If you need to keep the covered eye comfortably closed, an eye pad can be used underneath the patch. One hint to help keep the pad in place is to cut it to the shape of the patch, but slightly smaller.

INSTALLING THE O-RINGS

Each eye patch is shipped with the band separated, as it is impossible to determine the right amount of tension for every person. Many customers simply choose to tie the band once they determine a comfortable tension.

For those who would like a more adjustable fit, we include two six millimeter O-rings with your patch. Installed correctly, the O-ring closure allows for a secure, yet highly adjustable fit.

To install the O-rings simply requires that you adjust the band to the right tension, then sew the rings on one side of the band. The loose end may then be fed through the rings as indicated in the photo. As the band loosens over time, it is simply a matter of adjusting the tension by pulling the band tighter. If installed correctly the O-ring closure is very secure and will not loosen or come undone.

Step One: Place the patch over your eye and pull the elastic band around the back of your head. Determine a comfortable tension and note the position of the bands in the center rear of your head.

Step Two: Once you have determined where the bands should meet, slide one side of the band through both O-rings.

Step Three: Sew O-rings tightly on the band. Refer to the photo.

Step Four: Feed the opposite band through both O-rings, then separate the rings and feed the band through the center and out the bottom ring. Again, refer to the photo.

Resources

Useful Web Sites and Publications


Many of our customers purchase an eye patch due to the recent loss of an eye to injury or disease. While losing an eye is a traumatic and life-changing event, many resources are now available to help make the physical and emotional adjustment to monocular vision a little easier. While we cannot endeavor to provide a full range of information on this site, it is our pleasure to refer those in need to a few resources we feel may be useful.

Engineer and aviation expert Frank Brady lost his eye in a rather unusual flying accident and in 1972 published an excellent guide to life with one eye called “A Singular View – The Art of Seeing With One Eye”. Mr. Brady’s book is highly recommended and can be purchased through his website at

A Singular View

 

After losing his eye to cancer in 2000, author Jay Adkisson started the first internet website dedicated exclusively to those that face the loss of an eye. This is an excellent source of both information and peer support at:

Lost Eye
"Eye Believe" is a support group based in the United Kingdom for those who have lost and eye primarily (though not exclusively) to occular cancer.

Eye Beleive

Sporting a stylish black patch over her left eye, Sonia Velasquez is a strikingly beautiful and talented fashion model, journalist and television personality. Although her website at:

Sonia Velasquez