Functional Visual Development Flashcards
Turns eyes and head to light source
0 to 1 month
Tracks horizontally
0 to 1 month
Makes eye contact
1 1/2 to 2 months
Intense eye contact with primary caretaker: social smile
2 to 3 months
Vertical and circular
2 to 3 months
Interested in mobiles; watches lips of speaker
2 to 3 months
Reaches toward hanging objects
3 to 6 months
Convergence established
3 to 6 months
Eyes watch both hands at midline
4 to 6 months
Recognizes distant object (mom)
4 to 6 months
Eyes straight (no strabismus)
6 months
Notices crumbs and goes after them
7 to 10 months
Looks at pictures
7 to 10 months
Tracks moving toy
7 months to 1 year
Imitates facial expressions
9 months
Haptic skills begin via integration of vision and touch
1 year to 2 years
Reads body language and facial expressions
1 year to 2 years
Matches simple forms
3 years
Accurate size discrimination
4 years
Controlled tracking in all directions
5 years
Accommodation maximum reached
5 years
Ability to discriminate lowercase b, d, p, q
7 years
Figure ground perception matured
7 years
Position in space (spatial relation of figures and objects to oneself or other forms and objects, different letters, and letter/word spacing) matures
7 to 9 years
Reversals diminish
8 years
Form constancy (recognition of forms and objects as being the same regardless of environment, position, and size) matures
9 years
Spatial relations matures
10 years
Visual acuity at its best
18 years
