Contact your doctor if you observe this
If you see any of the following symptoms or signs, contact your child’s doctor right away:
- Eyes that are misaligned (look crossed, turn out, or are not focused together)
- Have a white or grayish white color in the pupil
- Flicker quickly from side to side or up and down
- Somewhat misaligned eyes
- Squinting in the first few months of life.
Check for eye development
Delay in brain development may be a sign of an underlying eye condition. Some eye-related problems can lead to developmental delays, learning challenges, and eventual visual loss if left untreated.
Use bright toys to keep your baby engaged when they start to crawl. This helps with visual stimulation and fosters hand-eye coordination, which is crucial for a child’s brain and eyes to develop properly.
Signs of baby eye infection
When your child develops an eye infection – one of the most common of which is called conjunctivitis – the eye may develop redness and swelling, with a yellow or greenish discharge that can cause their eyelids to stick together. With eye infection, especially with babies, it is a general rule to always consult your doctor once you notice the characteristic symptoms. Your physician may prescribe eye infection treatment like antibiotic eye drops or ointment if they determine that your conjunctivitis is of bacterial cause.
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