All about baby's sight

Your baby's vision is already working at birth, though less than an older child. His visual powers will mature between 3 and 6 months. Visual stimulation will help develop his eyesight.

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  Vision in babies

  People used to think that newborn babies could not see. It was thought that because they could not focus to any great extent their visual world need not be stimulating and could even be neglected. We now know that this is far from the truth.
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  Vision in toddlers

  Around the age of one year your child begins to see, and can rapidly follow, moving objects with his eyes. His vision now is about as good as it ever will be in adult life.
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  Stimulating your baby's eyesight

  Your young baby is attracted to moving objects. String some brightly coloured shapes or a special mobile over her cot and she will love to watch them.
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