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When Emily turned 2 years old, we noticed her left eye was turned inwards. We were quickly referred to the Royal Gwent Hospital where head Orthoptist, Nicola Turner, assessed Emily's vision and identified the need for Emily to wear glasses and patch her right eye to try to strengthen the muscles in her left eye. We were lucky that Emily loved her glasses and wore them without too much of a fight. But the first few days of patching were tough. Emily struggled with having her "good eye" taken away from her and was too young to understand the importance of doing so. With Nicola's support and encouragement, Emily persevered and after 6 months of patching, her eyes had strengthened and improved significantly and she was able to stop patching. Enily was invited to the department's "Patch Party" where she could meet and play with other children that were also patching, which helped immensely. The team kept a close eye on Emily for the next 2 years to ensure there was no regression and Emily has now been discharged from their care, much to her disappointment as she loved going to see them!





















