Milestones related to vision or seeing
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Birth:
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Poor eyesight
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Infant will blink in response to bright light or touching eye
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Eyes are sometimes uncoordinated, may look cross-eyed
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Able to stare at object if held 8 to 10 inches away
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Initially fixes eyes on a face or light then begins to follow a moving object
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1 month:
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2 to 3 months:
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Begins to be able to see an object as one image
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Looks at hands
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Follows light, faces, and objects
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4 to 5 months:
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Beginning to reach hands to objects, may bat at hanging object with hands
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Can stare at a block
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Recognizes bottle
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Will look at self in mirror
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Will look at own hand
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5 to 7 months:
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Has full color vision, and able to see at longer distances
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Can pick up a toy that is dropped
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Will turn head to see an object
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Likes certain colors
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Will touch image of self in mirror
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7 to 11 months:
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11 to 12 months:
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12 to 14 months:
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Able to place shapes in correct holes
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Becomes interested in pictures
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Recognizes familiar objects and pictures in books, and may point to some objects when asked, "Where is the ...?"
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Points and gestures for objects and actions
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Recognizes own face in mirror
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18 to 24 months:
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Able to focus on objects near and far
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Scribbles with crayon or pencil, and may imitate drawing straight line or circle
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Can point to body parts (nose, hair, and eyes) when asked
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36 to 48 months:
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Can copy shapes
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Vision is nearing 20/20
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Names colors
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48 to 72 months (4 to 6 years):
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