In the early days with their long-awaited baby boy Asher William, who arrived on January 2, 2021, Simon Pryce and Lauren Hannaford were captivated by his eyes blinking back at them. “What does he see?” they wondered aloud.
“At the moment it’s black and white,” the nurses told them. “Or a shadow, it’s not super clear.” Naturally curious, this piqued the pair’s interest. And in the coming days and weeks they began to research just how a child’s eyesight develops. First,