The American Optometric Association (AOA) encourages parents to schedule regular eye exams for their newborns. An eye exam between six and 12 months of age can determine if your baby’s vision is developing properly or if it is developing abnormally. Early detection of eye problems is the best way to ensure your baby has healthy vision.

Myopia is a refractive error of the eye that causes the eye to only see objects that are close and become blurred when looking at objects that are far away. The image of the object will converge in front of the retina instead of on the retina like a normal eye. The degree of myopia is measured in diopters, so how is the degree of myopia calculated?