child eye development Flashcards
Age breakdown
Newborn:
0 - 2 months
Age breakdown
•Infant:
2mos - 1 year
Age breakdown
Toddler:
1 yr – 3 years
Age breakdown
Preschooler:
3 yrs – 6 years
Age breakdown
• School Aged
6 yrs – 18 yrs
normal birth weight:
7 lbs.
average length/height at birth:
20 inches for boys
19 ¾ inches for girls
Weight after the first 2 weeks, should gain about
1 ounce each day
Full term infant:
>37 weeks
Premature Term:
less than 37 weeks
results to incomplete lung development:
less than 34 weeks premature
ROP is more likely in?
less than 32 weeks premature
what does APGAR mean:
Activity - muscle tone
Pulse
Grimace - reflex irritability
Appearance - skin color
Respiration - crying
Visual development at birth:
eyes are not associated with each other, act as two different organs
VA: not greater than 5/200 - HYPEROPIC
Visual development in Newborn:
Optokinetic nystagmus
vision development at 2 months:
Eyes follow large objects
at 3 months:
Foveas fully formed
hold objects
Eyes are expected to be straight in:
3-4 months
At 6 months:
Fixation on object for 1-2 minutes
VA of 1 year old:
20/70
Fusional mechanism becomes fully developed at this age:
1 - 1 ½ years old
development and VA of 3 yrs old:
20/20
accommodation develops with sharpening of VA
Children at risk for eye problems because of family history of congenital cataract, congenital glaucoma, retinoblastoma, and genetic diseases should be examined _______
Every 3 months
The first eye and vision examination of a child should take place at what age:
6 months old