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Posted: Jun 28 2010 04:57 pm

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...After being Prescribed a daily dose of Super Mario.

A six-year-old boy who nearly went blind in one eye can now see again after he was told to play on a Nintendo games console.
Ben Michaels suffered from amblyopia, or severe lazy eye syndrome in his right eye from the age of four.
His vision had decreased gradually in one eye and without treatment his sight loss could have become permanent.
His GP referred him to consultant Ken Nischal who prescribed the unusual daily therapy.
Ben, from Billericay, Essex, spends two hours a day playing Mario Kart on a Nintendo DS with his twin Jake. Ben wears a patch over his good eye to make his lazy one work harder.
The twins' mother, Maxine, 36, said that from being 'nearly blind' in the eye, Ben's vision had 'improved 250 per cent' in the first week.
She said: 'When he started he could not identify our faces with his weak eye. Now he can read with it although he is still a way off where he ought to be.
'He was very cooperative with the patch, it had phenomenal effect and we’re very pleased.'
Mr Nischal of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, said the therapy helped children with weak eyesight because computer games encourage repetitive eye movement, which trains the eye to focus correctly.
'A games console is something children can relate to. It allows us to deliver treatment quicker,' he said.
'What we don’t know is whether improvement is solely because of improved compliance, ie the child sticks with the patch more, or whether there is a physiological improvement from perceptual visual learning.'
The consultant added that thousands of youngsters and adults could benefit from a similar treatment.

http://current.com/news/92514952_boys-eyesight-saved-after-being-prescribed-a-daily-dose-of-super-mario.htm
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1289186/Boys-eyesight-saved-prescribed-daily-dose-Nintendo-Mario-game.html#ixzz0s7FBlHzb

Posted: Jun 28 2010 11:58 pm

Video games ftw!! What a nice story.

Wizard Joined: Jun 12 2009 Posts: 4209

I had an idea like this once, where someone could cope with a mental or physical disorder by playing a game that would effect it.

Posted: Jun 29 2010 12:19 am

I have heard of Tetris being good for Alzheimers and some other disorders involving memory and concentration.

Also, it can be used to deal with traumatic events and PTSD.

http://www.cubed3.com/news/11416

Wizard Joined: Jun 12 2009 Posts: 4209

I wonder if epilepsy can be helped by games with small flashes of light?

Joined: Oct 01 2009 Posts: 5316

I heard Doc Brown prescribed Michael J. Fox 2 hours a day on the Wii to help his Parkinson's.

Posted: Jun 29 2010 12:34 am

Drew Linky wrote:

I had an idea like this once, where someone could cope with a mental or physical disorder by playing a game that would effect it.

an interesting idea. i wonder if this could work out.

Posted: Jun 29 2010 08:48 pm

Take that, everyone who says video games are bad for you!

Posted: Jun 29 2010 11:52 pm

Chrisby, your new avatar makes me sad. Sad

Posted: Jun 30 2010 03:22 pm

Why's that?

Posted: Jun 30 2010 03:25 pm

because it looks like shit wearing glasses.

Posted: Jun 30 2010 03:28 pm

Fine gosh! The things I do for you people.

Have some psycho Ed Bighead instead. Very Happy

Posted: Jun 30 2010 11:12 pm

Chrisby wrote:

Fine gosh! The things I do for you people.

Have some psycho Ed Bighead instead. Very Happy

Haha, nah I was just so accustomed to your Protoman.

Posted: Jun 30 2010 11:39 pm

That's what she said

Wizard Joined: Jun 12 2009 Posts: 4209

username wrote:

That's what she said

How the FUCK would that work?

Posted: Jul 01 2010 01:15 am

Lol idk. That's part of the joke