Vision Milestones

Milestones related to vision or seeing:

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

1 month

•looks at faces and pictures with contrasting black and white images

•can follow an object up to 90 degrees

•watches parent closely

•tears begin to form

2 to 3 months

•begins to be able to see an object as one image

•looks at hands

•follows light, faces, objects

4 to 5 months

•beginning to reach hands to objects, may bat at hanging object with hands

•can stare at a block

•recognizes bottle

•will look at self in mirror

•will look at own hand

5 to 7 months

•has full color vision, able to see at longer distances

•can pick up a toy that is dropped

•will turn head to see an object

•likes certain colors

•will touch image of self in mirror

7 to 11 months

•can stare at small objects

•begins to have depth perception

•plays peek-a-boo

11 to 12 months

•can watch objects that are moving fast