The sense of sight is one of the most important senses. No wonder some parents are curious, can a newborn baby see well or not? The answer is yes, but babies usually can't see clearly, especially objects that are far away.
Unlike his sense of hearing which is fully matured at the age of one month. The baby's sense of sight takes longer to be able to see the surroundings clearly.
Stage of Vision in Babies
Here are the stages of baby's eye development so that they can see clearly:
Newborn to 1 month old
Newborns cannot see things that are far away. Babies can see objects with a distance of 20-40 cm (approximately an adult span). At this age, babies prefer to see contrasting colors, or colors with striking differences.
Newborns also have eyeballs that cannot focus at the same time. When shown an object moving in front of his eyes, his eyeballs cannot follow the movement of the object at the same time. The baby's eye ability to focus will be better when he is 1-2 months old.
2 - 4 months old
At this age range, babies usually have started to clearly see the difference in color. Babies may already enjoy seeing primary colored objects, such as red, blue, or yellow, and objects with more intricate designs or details. At this time, parents may show toys, books, or brightly colored pictures.
When he is 4 months old, the baby can already estimate the distance. Supported by the motor skills of their arms, babies will find it easier to reach objects they see.
5 months old
Entering the age of 5 months, the baby's ability to recognize small objects and moving objects is getting better. At this age, your little one will probably like to play 'peek-a-boo', because he can already recognize objects even though he has only seen a few details of the object.
His understanding of color has also begun to improve. Babies can already distinguish bold colors and begin to distinguish soft colors, such as pastels.
8 months old
At the age of 8 months the baby's vision is near perfect, even almost the same as the sight of adults. At this age, babies are able to see objects that are far away, although not as well as near vision.
12 months old
At the age of 12 months, babies can see clearly. He can see objects that are near and far well. Even babies are able to recognize familiar people from a distance.
It is important for parents to know the stages of the baby's vision development so that they can recognize early if there is a disturbance. If your little one's eyeballs don't move together at the age of 3-4 months, check with your pediatrician. These symptoms can be a sign that your child has problems with vision or eye muscles.