Video Games: A Cure for Lazy Eye - Amblyopia

Submitted by Judy Hanning on Fri, 2011-12-09 05:23

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Who knew that video games can actually help in improving visual impairment called amblyopia or "lazy eye"? According to a team lead by Somen Ghosh of the Micro Surgical Eye Clinic in Kolkata, India video game therapy helped in improving the visual acuity of 10- to 18-year-olds with amblyopia, or "lazy eye".

"The idea of using video games stemmed from the discovery that expert gamers have unusually strong visual skills."

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