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Why The Baby S Eye Is Not Able To Focus On Somethings?
Hi Doc! I m a first time mom and my baby is turning 5 months this June 2 and until now his eyes can t focus on some things like the musical mobile on his crib. And whenever we talk to him, seems like he can t look us straight in the eye. A lot of people are already asking us why he can t see yet. I know that kids can see clearly by the age of 6 mos. Do you think my baby is delay in development in terms of eyesight? Or is he developing normally. He smiles often and coos naman whenever we talk to him, yun nga lang no focus. Hope you could enlighten me on this one.
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Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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hi madam , infants fixate vision and follows at earlier age than your child is , by the age of 5 months your son should focus on objects brought to him , catch them and transfer them from hand to hand while looking at them , it's worrisome that he can't fixate , the first step to do is to make an appointment with the ophthalmologist and it's possible he might request VEP ( visual evoked potenitial).
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