For Parents

Other interesting facts:

• The muscles around the eye develop in the first six months of life
• A baby needs to learn to see - obstacles such as congenital cataracts must be removed as soon as possible after birth else the baby will be blind even though the eyes are perfect
• A child's vision is fully developed by the age of 8, but problems such as short sightedness may develop right through your child's growing up
• Many eyesight defects can be inherited e.g. long or short sightedness