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BRAD: This week in the lab: a vision of parenthood.
CLAY: Or how to parent their vision.
BRAD: It’s all about vision care and eye health this week.
CLAY: Brought to you by Baby Banz. It’s a jungle out there, protect yourself. Baby
Banz.
BRAD: You gotta take care of the Peek-a-boo, dad.
CLAY: Right after my babies were born. Their eyes kind of freaked me out. They had those
newborn google-y eyes.
BRAD: That’s because newborn’s eyes are fully developed. They can really only focus
on things 8-14 inches from their face. Which makes sense because that’s how far mom’s
face is when she’s breast feeding.
CLAY: So you’ve got to get in there, dad. Because babies can recognize faces from birth.
So when you hold the baby, hold her close and let her get a good look at you. Even if
it might scare her at first.
BRAD: By 4-6 months, babies can focus and track, and have depth and color perception.
CLAY: And freak me out less. Less google-y. Anyway, did you know that vision disorders
are the fourth most common disability among kids in the US and the leading cause of impairment?
BRAD: And more discouraging, only 21% of pre-school children in this country are screened for
vision problems and only 14% get a thorough eye exam.
CLAY: When should we get the kids eyes checked? We asked the doc.
BRAD: And let’s hear it for LA laker Derek Fisher, bringing attention to the condition
of retinoblastoma.
CLAY: Very cool. But there is one other thing you can do to protect your kids eyes.
BRAD: Most of your lifetime sun exposure comes during childhood and that bright stuff can
be tough on the eyes.
CLAY: Exposure to UV rays has been linked with a whole laundry list of eye problems
including catracts and macular degeneration.
BRAD: That’s why sunglasses are just as important as sunscreen when you’re headed
outdoors.
CLAY: Love these baby banz, cool, the strap makes them easy to keep on. Keep em clean,
and the kid will soon be wearing these automatically.
BRAD: That’s all for us this week in the lab.