We often find that some newborns have “eye contact” and moms and dads get very anxious about it. But is the baby really “right-eyed”? What should I do if my baby is “seeing eye to eye”? Is it normal for newborns to have “opposite eyes”? What is “opposite eye”? The “opposite eye” is often referred to as “cross-eyed”, a strabismus known medically as “internal strabismus”. This is when one eye looks forward at an object and the other eye turns inward toward the nose or both eyes turn inward when looking at something. Is it normal for newborns to have “crossed eyes”? “Eye-to-eye” is a common condition for many babies within 2 years of age. This is due to the low nasal bridge of newborns, which is why the inner canthus of both eyes is shifted outward, which means that the inner distance between the two eyes is larger, causing the inner part of the white eyeballs of both eyes to be covered, resulting in a false “opposite eye” phenomenon. When the baby grows up, the nasal bridge will be high, and the “opposite eye” will disappear slowly, which means that most of the newborn “opposite eye” is normal. How to solve the problem of “opposite eye” in babies? During the newborn to infant period, babies may have pseudo-eye pairs. What should I do if my baby is “cross-eyed”? Let’s first understand how to distinguish between real and fake “crossed eyes” in babies. Generally speaking, if you gently pinch the skin at the bridge of the nose and shine a flashlight on the bridge of the nose, the light falling on the center of the pupil is a pseudo “opposite eye” and falling on the outer part of the cornea is a true “opposite eye”. So, this has become the old saying that many older people often say “children do not need to cure their eyes, grow up naturally,” which is what we have just talked about, the baby’s pseudo “opposite eye” situation. If mom and dad are worried that their baby is really suffering from “opposite eye”, then they can also go to the hospital for treatment to avoid delaying the condition.