Visual development in children aged 0 to 6 years

Arq Bras Oftalmol. 2019 May-Jun;82(3):173-175. doi: 10.5935/0004-2749.20190034. Epub 2019 Feb 21.

Abstract

Purposes: This study aimed to present the characteristics of visual development from a clinical viewpoint in infants and preschool children aged 0-6 years who were born at term with no pregnancy or childbirth complications.

Methods: We conducted a bibliographic review on visual development in infants and preschool children.

Results: We described visual development in children according to age groups: 0-1 month, 1-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-10 months, 10 months-1 year and 4 months, 1 year and 4 months-2 years, 2-4 years, and 4-6 years.

Conclusion: Visual responses in infants and preschool children born at term and with normal development were observed to occur in an integrated manner with neuromotor functions in addition to cognitive and psycho-emotional sensory, behavioral, and visual capacity.

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Child
  • Child Development / physiology*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Vision, Ocular / physiology*
  • Visual Acuity / physiology