A mother asks when her newborn infant's eyesight will be developed. The nurse should reply:
a. "Vision is not totally developed until 2 years of age."
b. "Infants develop the ability to focus on an object at approximately 8 months of age."
c. "By approximately 3 months of age, infants develop more coordinated eye movements and can fixate on an object."
d. "Most infants have uncoordinated eye movements for the first year of life."
ANS: C
Eye movements may be poorly coordinated at birth, but by 3 to 4 months of age, the infant should establish binocularity and should be able to fixate simultaneously on a single image with both eyes.
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