Normal Visual Development in Babies
Newborns with blue-grey eyes may later have brown or green eyes as pigment builds up in the iris.
Newborns with blue-grey eyes may later have brown or green eyes as pigment builds up in the iris. The optic nerve completes its development soon after birth, but the fovea (the macula), which provides sharp vision, continues to develop in the months after birth.
Normal Visual Development in Babies
- At birth: the light reflex (the pupil becoming smaller when a light is shone)
- In the days after birth: a blink reflex to bright light
- At 6 weeks: making and keeping eye contact
- At 2–3 months: showing interest in bright objects
- At 6 months: they can see very clearly!
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