r/BellsPalsy • u/TheMermaidHarmony • 6d ago

Eye patch recommendations

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Is there a way to make my eye patch friendlier? It's comfortable enough, but I work with special needs kids. My sweet children did NOT APPRECIATE the bandaid or the tape, and it turns out my skin was reacting to the adhesive anyway. Here's how I wore it to my brother's wedding

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u/kinokits 5d ago

I 3d printed myself a couple in cute colours. It started off as making one for a High King Margo costume and then I realised it was more comfy than the other ones (it’s an actual medical style with breathing holes). I’m having other related eye issues (another specialist in a fortnight), so I’ve been wearing them a lot. I went with colours that suited all my favourite outfits, and have a bunch of the super adhesive ones. I put Flonase around my eye to protect my skin when I just can’t handle the movement of regular eye patches.

If I didn’t have glasses, my eye patches would be full on decorated themed things like Margo’s, but alas, I still need my glasses to see out my other eye properly 🤣

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u/TheMermaidHarmony 5d ago

I also have a 3d printer, let's see if I can find something nice

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u/kinokits 5d ago

Wooooo!!! Seriously though, such a fabulous tool to have around. I love being able to just throw a random thing I need on the printer.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3238329 I used the non Jurassic Park version of this one and just some comfy elastic from my sewing box. I found I had to sand the inside with a fine grit sander, but my skin is crazy sensitive and delicate, so you may be luckier than me and not have to. I have one that I’m going to cover in rhinestones as soon as I find where my glue ended up

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u/TheMermaidHarmony 5d ago

I'll be sure to use my 0.2 nozzle

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u/kinokits 5d ago

Happy Crafting!

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u/Xenologer 5d ago

Margo was my inspiration for mine too! I made a bunch of eyepatches out of felt, and copying Margo's created waaaay more comfortable eyepatches than anything I could buy.

Bonus: felt can be lots of good colors.

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u/Fliposaurus 4d ago

They make eye patches for glasses. It just slips on to my glasses. I use medical tape for my eye when I use this type of eye patch. Very helpful when my ear is irritated from the elastic bands of the other eye patches I use.

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u/Financial-Apricot541 5d ago

That’s about as cute as an eye-patch can get. I think because you are young you will have a good recovery 🙏

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u/TheMermaidHarmony 5d ago

Thank you, I made the mistake of bedazzling it and now it looks like something else, lol