Children’s Eye Exams in Burlington

Focusing on Your Family

It’s never too early to focus on your children’s eye health and vision. Their sense of sight is important at every age and every stage of development.

Dr. Fink’s office understands visual development and the importance of crawling, talking and walking on the visual system. For this reason, we also do primitive reflex testing on our very young patients to ensure there have been no missed steps in the gross/fine motor development that could later affect learning/tracking and our eye alignment.

Not to worry if your child is nervous about their eye exam. Our optometrists are experienced with children and can put them at ease. Many kids even think their eye exams are fun! And, if your child does need glasses, we offer a wide selection of colours and styles that will make them smile.

Book their appointment today to set them up for success—and a lifetime of healthy vision.

Stages of Sight

There are many milestones in a baby’s visual progression. Here’s what to expect at some important stages:

• Birth to 1 Month: Your baby should be staring at bright lights or faces, albeit for a short period.
• 1 to 3 Months: They’ll begin to look toward sounds and follow objects horizontally.
• 3 to 5 Months: Babies begin to reach for objects and see differences between colours.
• 5 to 7 Months: Hand-eye coordination will begin to develop, and your baby should start looking at distant objects.
• 7 to 12 Months: Depth perception, focusing, and other visual skills should be developed, and your baby might begin to copy facial expressions they see.

As children get older, you can help encourage their healthy visual development by playing look-and-find games like Where’s Waldo, doing word searches and maze games together, and limiting their screen time.

To ensure your child is developing visual skills at the appropriate pace, be sure to bring them in for comprehensive eye exams.