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.