THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BABY’S SENSE OF VISION IN THE WOMB

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BABY’S SENSE OF VISION

It was thought that babies’ senses were not developed before they were born, and their reactions were completely random, reflex movements. Thanks to ultrasonography and other examination methods, today we know that the baby’s five senses begin to develop at the earliest stages of pregnancy, and the reactions they give are actually quite meaningful responses.

The last sensory system that develops during life in the womb is vision. Your fetus is 25. it has been observed that he was not sensitive to visual stimuli before the week, and since this week, he increasingly gives strong responses to visual stimuli such as light. Eyelid movements also begin again during this period. The baby’s eyelids are 26. it’s closed until next week.

Unlike sound, the uterus acts as a strong barrier to light transmission, and the baby is prevented from being affected by light. Baby’s eyes 26. although it is closed for up to a week, it responds to a strong light source applied to the expectant mother’s abdomen. In reality, the inside of the uterus is not absolute darkness. It transmits light just as it transmits sounds. For this reason, the baby can easily distinguish between day and night.

It is impossible to test the visual function of a baby in the womb. However, examinations of premature babies When babies born between 28 and 34 weeks are examined, the objects of these babies are 31-32 on the horizontal and vertical plane. It shows that they can track from week to week. 33-34. if it is a week, this tracking ability is the same as that of a baby born on time. 33. from the week onwards, babies’ pupils may grow or shrink in response to light.

Babies in the womb, just like us, can’t keep their eyes open in the water for a long time. Although the baby does not sleep, he opens and closes his eyes to protect the eyeball. Only one percent of the outside light reaches the unborn baby. But this amount is enough for the unborn baby to perceive colors and save them to his memory. Especially red tones are perceived better. This is how babies’ weaknesses against the color red can be explained. As a result, the fetus is not an underdeveloped creature with senses, as previously thought. On the contrary, from very early on, his senses begin to develop, and he stores information in his memory by recognizing his surroundings. In other words, when the baby is born, he is not an ignorant, vulnerable “puppy”, but he has gained various experiences about stimuli that can be harmful to himself, and he comes into the world with various memories of fetal life. For this reason, it is useful to apply stimuli such as sound, light and touch to the baby in moderation.

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President of Organ Transplant Center at MedicalPark Hospital Antalya

Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.

Physician's Resume:

Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.

Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.

In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.

Awards:

Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.

Certificates:

Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .

Professional Members:

American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.

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