Shelby Perry lost her right eye in a snowboarding accident in 2021 and turned that life-changing chapter into a worldwide mission called Eyehesive — creating adhesive eye patches, the One Eye retreat, and now a vision supplement. She shares what it was like to build a global community while protecting her vision at all costs.

• [1:27] Childhood Cancer Awareness Month & introducing Shelby Perry

• [2:17] Welcome — catching up after years of social media connection

• [3:05] Shelby's snowboarding accident

• [5:50] Emergency care, surgeries, and the road to eye removal

• [6:02] the moment EyeHesive was born

• [6:12] Zaakirah's story: retinoblastoma, losing an eye at 9 months old, childhood cancer awareness

• [7:57] Adjusting to life with one eye

• [9:36] Surrendering to healing: rest, asking for help, relearning to drive, strengthening the seeing eye

• [10:53] Breaking the stigma

• [11:27] Navigating cruelty and ableism online — finding your people and ignoring the rest

• [12:14] Saving nice comments as armor against the rude ones

• [13:09] In-person community: the One Eye Era retreat, retinoblastoma events, and conferences

• [15:28] EyeHesive sponsoring the Retinoblastoma One World conference

• [16:18] Zaakirah's experience at the Hawaii conference — becoming a Know the Glow ambassador, speaking at a caregiver workshop in West Africa

• [17:36] "Find your tribe" — why niche conferences matter

• [17:52] Building what you need — "I couldn't find what I wanted, so I created it"

• [18:50] First products: Eye Connect virtual conference and One Eye Gang merch

• [19:37] The adhesive eye patch idea — couldn't find a sleek, black patch anywhere

• [20:26] Four years from idea to market — the importance of not giving up

• [21:20] Zaakirah reviews the eye patches — travel-friendly, secure, discreet

• [22:54] "Things that are worth it are gonna take a while"

• [23:53] Vision Defense — a supplement for eye health, blue light protection, and night vision

• [25:46] Personal story: how her boyfriend's lifelong dry, red eyes made the mission even more personal

• [26:54] Bringing eye care to the forefront — "Get your eyes checked"

• [27:24] "Less screen, more intentional screen time"

• [28:12] The Vision Stack — daily habits for eye health and overall wellbeing

• [29:11] Protecting your vision at all costs — physical vision AND the vision for your life

• [29:46] Bringing visionaries together — first in-person vision event coming to San Diego

• [30:42] Where to find Shelby and EyeHesive

• [32:26] "Go one more day" — Shelby's closing message on perseverance and self-doubt

• [33:25] "Keep fighting for your vision and your dreams"

Connect with Shelby Perry:

• Website: eyehesive.com

• Instagram: @Eyehesive

• TikTok: @Eyehesive

• YouTube: Eyehesive

• Email: customercare@eyehesive.com

• Vision Defense: linked in the Eyehesive Instagram bio

Products & Events Mentioned:

• Adhesive eye patches (black & tan, holiday collection)

• Vision Defense eye supplement

• One Eye Era Retreat

• Eye Connect Virtual Conference

• Retinoblastoma One World Conference

Organizations Mentioned:

• Know the Glow — knowtheglow.org