Warning signs

• Eyes flutter quickly from side to side (nystagmus).
• Eyes are watery all the time.
• Eyes are always sensitive to light.
• Eyes change in any way from their usual appearance.
• White or yellow material appears in the pupil-the dark circle at the center of iris (the colored area of the eye).
• Redness in either eye persists for several days.
• Puss or crust appears in either eye.
• Eyes looked crossed or "wall-eyed."
• The child constantly rubs his or her eyes.
• The child often squints.
• The child's head is always tilted.
• Eyelids tend to droop.
• One or both eyes seem to bulge.
• One pupil is larger or smaller than the other (asymmetric pupil size).
• Baby does not make eye contact by 3 months of age.
• Baby does not focus on and follow objects by 3 months of age.
• Baby does not reach for objects by 6 months of age.
• Baby covers or closes one eye.
• One eye constantly or sometimes (intermittently) turns in, out, up, or down.