An empowering resource designed for parents raising a child with a prosthetic or blind eye

Details and FAQ Our 3rd annual EYE-Connect Virtual Conference is on June 8th!

I was looking forward to my first round of golf with a close friend. The club struck the left side of my face.

St. Jude saved my life and I've been cancer-free ever since.

It is 17 years today since I lost my eye on 19th November 2006. Coming to terms with my eye loss

I sustained traumatic injuries to the left side of my face resulting in the loss of my left eye.

The key ruptured my globe which caused me to have an enucleation of my left eye and replace it with a prosthetic eye.

When I was 6 months old my mom noticed my eyes reflected light in the dark, like a cat’s would.

I feel like I was truly meant to lose an eye because it has brought out so many positives in my life. It has forged who I am.

Attendees of the conference will have the opportunity to hear from 4 notable speakers within the community.

I lost my left eye following a shooting accident. The bullet ricocheted off a metal object

“What is the purpose of getting your eyes dilated?” What is something most people don’t know about optometrists? and more...

The program is designed to help individuals and their caregivers to overcome and grow through the life-altering experience of vision loss.

I have also had to undergo 7 reconstruction surgeries on my left eye before I was able to receive the prosthetic I now wear today.

Journey Rose was diagnosed with a rare form of childhood cancer known as unilateral retinoblastoma.

I’m 19 years into recovery now and I’m coping very well with my prosthetic eye.

A driver ran a red light, and when my airbag deployed a metal washer shot into my eye.

At the age of 21, after an accident with a knife, I lost all vision in my left eye.

I walked into a piece of unwinded chain link fence at the field’s entrance.

I am a bit traumatized by what happened to my eye. People ask me a lot of questions about it and they can be difficult for me to answer.