Our Optometrist Near You Provides Eye Care for Infants

For parents of infants, it can be helpful to take advantage of our free infant eye exams at our optometrist’s office. When you visit our eye doctor, you can expect us to evaluate your needs as an adult for eyeglasses, contact lenses, dry eye treatment, glaucoma management, and more in Westland, Canton, Plymouth, Livonia, Garden City, and Wayne, MI, at Vision Associates of Westland. When we examine the eyes of infants, we're looking for similar issues that older children and adults may experience. We're also trying to prevent eye issues from occurring down the line as we identify potential problems with the ways an infant’s eyes are developing.

Do Infants Need Eye Exams?

As a parent or guardian of an infant, you hopefully want what is best for your baby. Although you may be used to getting regular eye exams as an adult, it might not occur to you that babies also need eye exams. To prevent diseases and identify conditions that can have lifelong impacts on vision, we recommend having your infant undergo an eye exam no later than six months of age. Although eye exams might not be comfortable or enjoyable for infants, they're an important part of keeping your baby healthy and happy in the long run. Infants need eye exams like the rest of us, and even if you haven't had the experience of taking other babies in your life to get an eye exam, it's never too late to make new habits for the infants in your family.

Benefits of Regular Eye Exams for Infants

Regular eye exams for infants can be useful to identify issues before they become bigger problems. We can also suggest treatments and lifestyle changes that can prevent your baby. Additionally, eye exams for infants get them used to the process of getting eye exams so that they're more comfortable with them by the time they get older. When you take your infant to get an eye exam, you're starting a pattern of seeing an optometrist or eye doctor regularly before they're ready to get eyeglasses. Contact lenses might not be appropriate for infants, but we may prescribe other vision aids if needed.

Contact Our Optometrist near You Today

For free infant eye exams in Westland, Canton, Plymouth, Livonia, Garden City, and Wayne, MI, call us to schedule an appointment at Vision Associates of Westland!