Thrash It Out Online

Eye Floaters And Flashes

Menu
  • Curation Policy
Menu
Are all babies born with fully grown, blue eyes? – Ask an Ophthalmologist

Are all babies born with fully grown, blue eyes? – Ask an Ophthalmologist

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Jason Robles


There are two common myths about babies’ eyes.
One: that they’re born with their eyes already fully grown. And two: that
all babies are born with blue eyes that change color over time. Neither of these
is true but like many enduring myths it’s easy to see where the
misunderstanding comes from. Babies’ eyes do grow after they’re born.
There are usually two growth periods. One in the first few years of life and the
second during puberty. But the eyes don’t grow as much, in proportion, as other
parts of the body. At birth, a baby may only be one-quarter of its adult height.
But the eyes at birth are often already more than two thirds of their adult size.
This makes the eyes appear larger compared to the rest of the body and
makes their growth much less noticeable. As for babies being born with blue eyes
that change color — that is common but it’s a myth that all babies are born
with blue eyes. Some babies are born with darker eyes. Those babies with blue eyes
typically have less melanin skin pigment. Melanin continues to develop after birth
and it can turn the blue eyes brown or hazel. Often this change happens in the
first year, but it can continue for a few more years in some children.

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recent Posts

  • Albuquerque baby born with rare condition, missing both eyes
  • George Nathaniel Magrath, M.D., Opthalmology – MUSC Health
  • Judy Park: The Impact Vision: Why All Businesses Should Use the Impact Lens
  • A conservative vision for social justice | VISION TALKS
  • My Vitiligo is Disappearing – But I Don’t Want It To | BORN DIFFERENT
  • Brain Stroke, Types of, Causes, Pathology, Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention, Animation.
  • Does Anything Exist Until We See It? | Unveiled
  • Chapter Seven: A Different Approach | Ten Candles: Eclipse
  • Foot Care in Diabetes What How to prevent Foot Gangrene Ulcer Infection Dr B K ROY
  • The myth of King Midas and his golden touch – Iseult Gillespie

Recent Comments

  • Travelling With Boo on Does Anything Exist Until We See It? | Unveiled
  • skr7252 on Does Anything Exist Until We See It? | Unveiled
  • Scott McDonald on Does Anything Exist Until We See It? | Unveiled
  • SuShi MoN on The myth of King Midas and his golden touch – Iseult Gillespie
  • Megan Miller on Does Anything Exist Until We See It? | Unveiled

Tags

and animation are audiology can cure deaf doctor ear education eye eye care eye doctor eyes for funny hard-of-hearing health Health (Industry) hearing hearing aid hearing aids Hearing loss home remedies how to like medical medicine News nose ophthalmology pain science surgery symptoms that the this treatment video vision was you your yt:cc=on
©2019 Thrash It Out Online | Built using WordPress and Responsive Blogily theme by Superb