Parents are quizzing the nurse about the baby's eyes and want to know about visual acuity and eye color. Which of the following beliefs by parents will the nurse reinforce as being true?
a. Permanent eye color may not appear until 1 year of age.
b. Babies are born with a preference for bright colors such as red.
c. Babies do not have visual accommodation until they are 1 year old.
d. Visual acuity is 20/20 then the baby is born.
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A Correct. Permanent eye color may not appear until 1 year of age is true.
B Incorrect. Babies are not born with a preference for bright colors such as red and yellow. This occurs at 4 to 6 months of age.
C Incorrect. Babies have visual accommodation (the ability of the eye to focus clearly on objects at all distances) by 4 to 6 months of age equal to that of an adult.
D Incorrect. Visual acuity (clearness or sharpness of the image) changes with age from 20/50 at 18 months of age to 20/20 at 4 years of age.
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