Though these are rare, early diagnosis and treatment are important to your child's development. Unless you notice a need, your child's first visit to a doctor of optometry for a thorough vision examination should be by age three. Be alert, however, for symptoms that may indicate a need for earlier professional care. If you notice these, seek help from a doctor of optometry skilled infant's vision care. Your state optometric association or local optometric society can help you find one.
Modern technology makes it possible to examine and treat infants even under six months of age.
Your baby will spend much of his or her first three years learning how to see. The many different vision skills developed now will serve your child throughout life. There are many ways you can help. Your newborn sees a blurred world of light and dark patterns. Within the first four months, however, he or she should begin to follow moving objects with the eyes and to reach for things, first by chance and later more accurately, as hand-eye coordination and depth perception begin to develop.