Infant and Pediatric Exams
Infants are born with an underdeveloped visual system. Seeing is something that your baby learns to do better with practice. From the early days of seeing movement of light and dark patterns, to learning to reach, grasp and eventually aim the eyes correctly, babies’ eyes are in constant and rapid development.
Most infants’ development proceeds smoothly, gradually increasing in acuity, motor skills, focusing, and keen depth perception. However, a number of factors can prevent this from happening properly.
Strabismus and amblyopia are two conditions that can frequently be avoided when early intervention takes place. As your child grows, he or she will usually not be able to determine if their vision is sub-par. The way they see is the way they are accustomed to seeing. Poor eye movement skills, poor focusing, differences between the two eyes, reduced depth perception, etc. will all appear normal to a child. The American Optometric Association recommends vision exams at ages 6 to 12 months, 3 years and again at age 5 for routine evaluation.
Did you know that we offer a free vision examination to all infants age six to twelve months? We are proud to be providers for the InfantSEE® program sponsored by the American Optometric Association.