The newborn's vision is estimated to be 20/200 on the Snellen eye examination chart. The Snellen eye examination chart is the chart everyone is examined on when they go to the eye doctor. This chart allows the doctor to accurately determine the vision the patient has by how clearly or not clearly they can read the chart. A newborns vision is skewed to 20/200 instead of the ideal 20/20 until their vision evens out over their lifetime.