Video Games Fight Lazy Eyes

Photo: Sean Dreilinger on Flickr, used under Creative Commons License.

People who suffer from amblyopia, more commonly known as “lazy eye,” have traditionally been given an eye patch to help correct their vision. Dr. Uri Polat has a different idea that looks more effective than the eye patch–and more fun. The researcher, from Tel Aviv University’s Goldschlager Eye Research Institute, has developed a video game therapy that can help correct the condition without invasive surgery and without an eye patch that, let’s face it, can be pretty embarrassing. The existing game features the appearance of random objects in order to keep the patient alert and expectant, but the goal now is to make a game that is more fun and will be better at treating kids (who really don’t want to sit and play a boring game).

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