Did you know that from birth, babies begin exploring the wonders of the world with their eyes? Even before they learn to reach and grab with their hands or crawl and sit-up, their eyes are providing essential information and stimulation crucial for their development.

Healthy eyes and good vision play a critical role in how infants and children learn to see. Eye and vision problems in infants can lead to developmental delays, highlighting the importance of early detection to ensure babies have the opportunity to develop the visual abilities they need to grow and learn.

In the coming months, your baby will be working hard to focus their eyes and get them working together. Initially, their eyes will focus most clearly 20 to 36 centimeters away, and they'll see best in black and white. You might notice that their eyes are slightly crossed or that they have trouble tracking moving objects until about five weeks old.

Parents play a vital role in helping to ensure their child's eyes and vision can develop properly. Steps that every parent should take include:

• Watching for signs of eye and vision problems.
• Seeking professional eye care starting with the first comprehensive vision assessment at about 6 months of age.
• Helping their child develop his or her vision by engaging in age-appropriate activities.

It may surprise you how long your baby will focus on and be captivated by a single black and white image!

Nurture your baby's visual development with high-contrast images and watch as they become keen observers of the world around them. Check out Kizoplay Level 1 Playbox "Hello World" to get age appropriate toys for your little one. We have done all the research for you, so that you can be present with your baby, enjoy and cherish these moments before they grow up in a blink of and eye.

Here are few links if you would like to read more about it:

• Anna Cavallini et al., “Visual Acuity in the First Two Years of Life in Healthy Term Newborns: An Experience with the Teller Acuity Cards,” Functional Neurology 17, no. 2 (June 2002): 87–92.

• Solange Rios Salomão et al., “Age Norms for Monocular Grating Acuity Measured by Sweep-VEP in the First Three Years of Age,” Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia 71, no. 4 (August 2008): 475–79, https://doi.org/10.1590/S0004-27492008000400002.