Development Flashcards
Visual Acuity (Preferential looking)
Newborn: 20/600
6 Months: 20/100
12 Months: 20/50
3-5 years: 20/20 (adult level)
Visual Acuity (VEP)
Shows higher potential than preferential looking
20/20 potential at 6-9 months
OKN
Birth: Binocular present
1-2 Months: Monocular: good T->N response, bad N->T response
3-6 Months: Symmetrical responses
Saccades
Birth: Horizontal
2 Months: Vertical upgaze
3 Months: Vertical downgaze
By 3 months vertical = horizontal
Pursuits
2 Months: 1st appears
VOR
Birth: present but weak
2-3 Months: Adult levels
Convergence
Newborn: Can converge target > 10 in
2-4 Months: Adult-like convergence ability
Accommodation
<3 Months: Over-accommodate
3 Months: Adult-like accommodation
Stereopsis
3-4 Months: Sudden appearance
7 months: Stereo in infants with normal binocular vision
2 years: Adult levels
Color Vision
Birth: Limited
2-3 Months: Can discriminate most colors
4 Months: Adult-like color sensitivity
Drawing Abilities
2 Years: Straight Line
3 Years: Circle
4.5 Years: Square
5 Years: Triangle
Surface Ectoderm forms
“LEVEL”
Lens
Eyelid skin
Vitreous
Epithelium of Cornea
Lacrimal Gland
Neuro Ectoderm forms
“ROMES”
Retina
Optic stalk/nerve
Muscles of Iris
Epithelium of iris & ciliary body
Secondary & tertiary vitreous
Mesoderm forms
“MESO”
Muscles (extra ocular)
Endothelium of blood vessels
Sclera (temporal)
Ocular primary vitreous
Neural Crest forms
all other structures
Cornea (stroma and endothelium)
rest of Sclera
Trabecular Meshwork
Vitreous
Melanocytes
Ciliary muscles
Ciliary ganglion