Step into the vision

An empowering one-day experience for the one-eyed community.

bringing connection, inspiration, & life-changing conversations

Saturday, December 6th, 2025 | 9AM – 2PM PST | online (zoom)

Saturday, December 6th, 2025

| 9AM – 2PM PST | online (zoom)

Changing the Conversation Around Eye Loss,

This is the 4th annual EYE Connect Virtual Conference, where powerful voices from across the globe come together to share stories, tools, and breakthroughs.

Each year brings new speakers, new connections, and new opportunities to step deeper into your journey with power.

Whether you’re in the early days of eye loss, years into your journey, or supporting someone you love, this space was built for YOU.

✔ 5 guest speakers

✔ Interactive breakout rooms

✔ Giveaways & surprises

✔ A safe, empowering global community

✔ Hosted by Shelby Perry, founder of EYEHESIVE

Changing the Conversation

Around Eye Loss,

This is the 4th annual EYE Connect Virtual Conference, where powerful voices from across the globe come together to share stories, tools, and breakthroughs.

Each year brings new speakers, new connections, and new opportunities to step deeper into your journey with power.

Whether you’re in the early days of eye loss, years into your journey, or supporting someone you love, this space was built for YOU.

✔ 5 guest speakers

✔ Interactive breakout rooms

✔ Giveaways & surprises

✔ A safe, empowering global community

✔ Hosted by Shelby Perry, founder of EYEHESIVE

Learn about DIY prosthetic eye kits and exploring fun prosthetic eyes with experts Hannah and Dylan from EYEMKR.

Discover how to use fashion and style as powerful tools for healing and coping with trauma. - With Belle

Explore how to reconnect with your face and body through touch, talk, and mindful practices like tapping, massaging, and envisioning. Empowering how you see yourself. - With Azure

Implement how to build your brand through storytelling, transforming resilience and perspective shifts into creative power and purpose. - With Zaakirah

Gain tools and inspiration to become the best version of yourself, no matter the challenges or limitations you’ve faced. - With Mike

Meet Your Host

Shelby Perry is the founder of EYEHESIVE, a global movement empowering individuals with eye loss to step into radical ownership of their story, build community, and create limitless impact. After losing her eye in a snowboarding accident, Shelby transformed her pain into purpose, and now leads hundreds of others to do the same.

YOU'LL HEAR FROM:

@illuminousone

Zaakirah Muhammad

Zaakirah is a one-eyed survivor, advocate for disabled and neurodivergent communities, and global traveler. She is the author of Seeing Life Through a Different Lens, host of the See Life Different Podcast, and TEDx speaker on embracing perspective shifts in adversity. Now living part-time in Kenya, she creates transformative experiences blending travel, branding, creativity, and community.

@mikes.twm

Michael Omotayo

At 2 years old, Michael was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a rare childhood eye cancer, leading to the removal of his left eye and the fitting of a prosthetic. Michael grew up with confidence, earned a Mechanical Engineering degree and found his passion in sport and fitness. Today, Michael is a personal trainer, sports performance coach, content creator and model. He's a strong advocate of personal development and encourages others to aim to become the best version of themselves despite any limitations or setbacks they may face.

@eye.mkr

Dylan & Hannah Bond

Dylan and Hannah Bond are the co-founders of EYEMKR, a practice creating custom prosthetic eyes. Dylan started his ocularistry career in 2018 in Sacramento, honing both the technical and artistic aspects of the craft. In 2019, Hannah joined him, bringing a family legacy in ocularistry, she’s the sixth generation, with relatives who made eyes for notable figures like Morris Frank, Peter Falk, Sammy Davis Jr., and Helen Keller. In 2022, they relocated to Chico, California, to establish EYEMKR with a mission to make prosthetic eyes more accessible, expressive, and empowering.

@azure.wolfe

Azure Wolf

Azure Wolfe is a yoga teacher and event creator whose main focus is bringing women together to support each other in the space of broadening the love of self and the love of life through empowered talks, journal circles, playful yoga flows, dance and anything else that deepens connection to our highest state of being.

@Littlefashionstylist

Belle Bakst

Belle Bakst is a NYC-based fashion editor and content creator whose work has been featured in Cosmopolitan, InStyle, Harper’s Bazaar, Brides, and more. Beyond fashion, she advocates for accessibility and representation, exploring the intersection of style and visual disability through her writing and digital storytelling.

"I was hesitant at first. besides occasionally making it known in social situations that I'm a cancer survivor, I never like to openly talk about my eye. If someone asks I can speak about it, but I wanted to attend the conference to normalize that type of conversation for myself" -

Conference attendee

Choose Your ticket

General Admission

🎟 Access to the Conference

(Zoom link)

📺 Replay access for 1 week

$48

vIP experience

✨ Access to the Conference

📺 Replay with lifetime access

💬 2 Weeks Telegram experience

(1 week before + 1 week after)

🎥 Exclusive follow-up live call

(1 month after)

$98

FAQs

You’ll find answers to frequently asked questions about EYE Connect Virtual Conference.

If you still need help, you can always contact us.

What is the Eye Connect Virtual Conference?

The Eye Connect Virtual Conference is a live, interactive online event designed for individuals who have experienced eye loss. It features expert talks, practical workshops, and community connection to empower attendees with knowledge, confidence, and inspiration.

When is the conference?

The 4th Annual Eye Connect Virtual Conference will take place on December 6th, 2025 from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM PST.

How can I attend?

You can join from anywhere in the world via your computer or mobile device. Once registered, you’ll receive a zoom link to access the live conference

Who should attend?

Anyone affected by eye loss including individuals with eye injuries, ocular prosthetics, a blind eye, or those who use eye patching, as well as their families, caregivers, and professionals in eye care.

Is there a replay if I can’t attend live?

Yes! Registered attendees will have access to the recorded sessions:

GA Tickets: Replay available for 1 week

VIP Tickets: Lifetime access to all recordings

What’s the difference between General Admission (GA) and VIP tickets?

GA Tickets give you access to the live conference via Zoom and the replay for 1 week.

VIP Tickets include everything GA offers plus:

Lifetime access to the replay

2 weeks in VIP Telegram (1 week before + 1 week after the conference)

Exclusive follow-up live call 1 month after the event

VIP is designed for attendees who want more connection, support, and ongoing access to the conference content.

Will there be opportunities to ask questions?

Yes! The conference includes live Q&A sessions with speakers and interactive workshops.

VIP attendees get extra space and time to ask questions through the 2-week VIP Telegram (1 week before + 1 week after the conference) and an exclusive follow-up live call 1 month after the event.

What’s the schedule for the conference?

While we don’t provide a full schedule in advance, the conference starts at 9:00 AM PST sharp.

Each speaker will have 15 minutes

There will be Q&A sessions

Short breaks throughout make sure to have snacks and drinks nearby

Longer breakout rooms than in previous years for deeper connection

TESTIMONIALS

What others are saying

"Thank you again"

"Thank you so much for putting this together today. I think I didn't realize how much I needed that and how much-needed it will be for me in the future. I will admit it was a bit surreal and emotional for me. It was certainly cathartic. I thought I had worked through a lot in the short time I have had monocular vision but I don't think I was aware of how much I need something like this for my mental/emotional well-being. look forward to the next one! Thank you again."

"That was so worth it"

"Thanks! I'm still collecting all my thoughts about it. I'm sure tons of people have reached out to you about it. That was so coOL to hear from the one eye gang! It went better than I expected from having over 50 people in the same zoom meeting! That's pretty amazing."

"That was so powerful"

"It was a new experience hearing from so many people l could truly relate with. Thank you for putting that together!!! I"m happy I was able to attend. Need to get myself a fun eye one of these days"

"Found it very cathartic"

"Must confess it was a little challenging for me. I tend to be very introverted. That combined with being new to dealing with monocular vision and some of the emotions I wrestle with it was a bit intimidating to join the group.

I am very glad I did and found it very cathartic even though I just kind of observed. I do look forward to the next one"

"My life changed forever"

"Finding a community of people who have gone through the same trials as I have has been so amazing. Listening to the speakers & bonding with the other attendees over our insecurities/challenges was such a powerful and life-changing experience."