Soon, A Computer Therapy To Spare Kids With 'Lazy Eyes' From The Ugly Eye Patch

A new computer therapy has been developed by researchers from Tel Aviv University, for

children suffering from lazy eye syndrome and to soon get rid of the ugly eye patch.

Traditional treatment for amblyopia also known as lazy eye syndrome requires the use of an eye

patch, often for months at a time, before the eye is corrected.

This, according to the researchers, can lead to social stigma during a formative part of childhood;

moreover it's not 100 pct effective.

Dr. Uri Polat, Tel Aviv University's eye and brain specialist has developed a computer therapy

that could spare kids from the ugly eye patch, letting them enjoy themselves during therapy.

And, this treatment, currently available for adults only, corrects the activity of the neurons in the

brain, the main operator of eye function.

The study showed that twenty hours in front of Dr. Polat's computer treatment had the same

effect as about 500 hours of wearing an eye patch.

In new treatment, special and random objects appear, keeping the patient constantly alert and

expecting the unexpected.

However, the researchers have now collaborated with gaming specialists from Rochester

University for developing a version of the therapy for kids.

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