Facts about Children's Vision

• The size of a newborn's eye is only 16 mm; to the age of five, an eye reaches a size of 23.5 mm (as an adult’s). • Before reaching the age of one year, all children have a low visual acuity (0.3-0.4). • Only at the age of 6-7 years visual acuity in children's eyes usually gets to 1.0 (100%). • Only by the age of 7 years binocular vision forms (the ability to see clearly the image object simultaneously with both eyes). • Little children are usually far-sighted (see well in the distance). • Myopia dev…