The following are some milestones to watch for in vision and child development. But significant improvement occurs during the first few months of life. Their eyes and visual system aren't fully developed. Steps in infant vision developmentĪt birth, babies can't see as well as older children or adults.
Visit the InfantSEE website to learn more and locate a doctor in your area who can provide a free infant assessment. Under this program, participating doctors of optometry provide a comprehensive infant eye assessment between 6 and 12 months of age as a no-cost public service.
InfantSEE ® managed by Optometry Cares ®-The AOA Foundation is the American Optometric Association's public health program designed to ensure that eye and vision care becomes an integral part of infant wellness care to improve a child's quality of life. Eye health problems are not common, but if present early detection and treatment offer the best option. Your doctor will also check the overall health of the eyes. Your doctor of optometry will test for many things, including nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism as well as eye movement ability and eye alignment. Baby's first eye examĮven if no eye or vision problems are apparent, at about age 6 months, you should take your baby to a doctor of optometry for his or her first thorough eye examination. Parents play an important role in helping to assure their child's eyes and vision can develop properly. It is important to detect any problems early to ensure babies have the opportunity to develop the visual abilities they need to grow and learn. Even before they learn to reach and grab with their hands or crawl and sit-up, their eyes are providing information and stimulation important for their development.Įye and vision problems in infants can cause developmental delays.
Also, they need to learn how to use the visual information the eyes send to their brain in order to understand the world around them and interact with it appropriately.įrom birth, babies begin exploring the wonders in the world with their eyes. The ability to focus their eyes, move them accurately, and use them together as a team must be learned. They are not born with all the visual abilities they need in life.
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