Things to Look Out for in Kids Vision

Any young infant or child who appears to have any of the following may well need an eye examination.

• An eye that does not look well aligned with the other. (If the infant is younger than 3 months and the misalignment only happens for a few seconds per day, this can be normal. If the infant is older than 3 months and has evidence of misalignment, they should have an eye examination)
• One pupil looking white or bright relative to the other in the red eye reflex of a flash photograph (when the child is looking straight ahead).
• Better vision in one eye than the other when playing ‘peekaboo’ or a similar game.
• An infant who does not look at objects in the distance or small objects by 5 months of age.
• A red or infected looking eye.
• Excessive blinking or watering of an eye.