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Crossed eyes in newborns: what's normal and what's not
Your newborn's eyes just crossed for a second. What's normal, what to watch, and when to call.
Red eyes
Pink eye in children: which kind is it, and what to do
A red sticky eye at 7am: how to tell what kind it is, and what needs a doctor.
Eyelid lumps
Styes and chalazia: the little lump on your child's eyelid
The lump looks dramatic. Nearly always it is a small blocked gland, and there is a calm plan for it.
Warning signs
Why does my child keep rubbing their eyes?
Tired, itchy, or blurry: what a child's rubbing is telling you.
Babies
How your baby learns to see: the first year, month by month
The newborn who sees you best at feeding distance, and everything that follows in a single remarkable year.
Myths
Carrots, dim light and other eye myths parents still hear
Which eye myths are harmless folklore, and which one genuinely costs children their sight.
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