Vision develops rapidly in infants. At birth, vision is poor but infants can blink in response to light and stare at objects 8-10 inches away. By 1 month, infants can see some colors and follow objects up to 90 degrees. By 2-3 months, infants can shift their gaze between objects without moving their head and light detection improves. Stimulating activities like changing items in the room and talking to babies help vision development in 2-3 month olds. By 6 months, visual acuity improves greatly and color vision matches adults, allowing infants to see all colors. Regular eye exams starting at 6 months are recommended to monitor development.

1. Vision Development
Dr CSN Vittal

2. At birth • Poor eyesight
• Infant will blink in response to
bright light or touching eye
• Eyes are sometimes
uncoordinated, may look
crossed-eyed
• Able to stare at object if held 8
to 10 inches away
• Initially fixes eyes on a face or
light then begins to follow a
moving object

3. In The First Month
• Baby's eyes are not very sensitive
to light in the first month of life.
• Light detection threshold) is 50
times higher than that of an adult
• At one week after birth, they can
see red, orange, yellow and green
• It takes a little longer for them to
be able to see blue and violet. This
is because blue light has shorter
wavelengths, and fewer color
receptors exist in the human
retina for blue light.
• Can follow an object up to 90
degrees
• Looks at faces and pictures with
contrasting black and white
images

4. Months 2 And 3
• infants at this stage of
development are
learning how to shift
their gaze from one
object to another
without having to move
their head.
• at 3 months old, an
infant's light detection
threshold is only 10
times that of an adult.
• Follows light, faces, and
objects

5. Months 2 And 3
• To help stimulate your 2- to 3-
month-old child's vision
development, the American
Optometric Association (AOA) has
these recommendations:
• Add new items to their room or
frequently change the location of their
crib or existing items in the room.
• Talk to your baby as you walk around
the room.
• Keep a night light on to provide visual
stimulation when they are awake in
their crib.
• Put them on their stomachs when they
are awake and you can supervise them.
This provides important visual and
motor experiences.

6. Months 4 To 6
• Visual acuity improves from about
20/400 at birth to approximately
20/25 at 6 months of age.
• Color vision should be similar to that
of an adult as well, enabling your child
to see all the colors of the rainbow.
• Better eye-hand coordination at 4 to
6 months of age, allowing them to
quickly locate and pick up objects and
accurately direct a bottle (and many
other things!) to their mouth.
• Will look at self in mirror
• Will look at own hand
• Six months of age - child should have
his first children's eye exam. (AAO)

7. Months 7 To 12
• Better awareness of their
overall body and are learning
how to coordinate their vision
with their body movements.
• Begins to have depth
perception
• Can look for hidden toys
• Can watch objects that are
moving fast
• Strabismus at this age can lead
to amblyopia

8. 12 to 14 months •Recognizes
own face in
mirror
•Recognizes
familiar
objects and
pictures in
books, may
point to some
objects when
asked,
"Where is the
...?"

9. • 36 to 38 months :
• Able to focus on
objects near and far
• Picture matching
• 36 to 38 months :
• Vision is nearing 20/20
• Letter matching of
single letters (Sheridan
Gardinar Test)
• (4 to 6 years) :
• Has complete depth
perception

10. • Dr.C.S.N.Vittal