Babies and young children with Down syndrome can often be late to reach ... macroglossia (protruding or oversized tongue), an almond shape to the eyes caused by an epicanthic fold of the eyelid ...

Down syndrome is a genetic disorder ... it’s as if the baby is not holding well. The baby’s eyes may have an upward-slanting look so that people say they look like Chinese.

In our area, I find that children with Down syndrome are pretty consistently referred to pediatric optometrists and ophthalmologists. However, the frequency of eye exams drops off after childhood ...

A century after Down syndrome was first described ... including an upward slant to the eye, a flat nose, and a large tongue. He also noted that these children were born with their condition ...