Tetris For Lazy Eye

Remember that old Russian video game Tetris, very popular in the 1980s? Canadian doctors report they have found a new use for it: treating lazy eye (Amblyopia). They tested 18 adults - a small sample - and found playing the game worked better than conventional patching of the good eye to make the weak one work harder (CLICK). A year ago I reported on a Tetris-style game developed by eye specialists at Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland (CLICK). Ten-year-old Calum Stillie's lazy eye improved in just one week. Usually a child has to wear a patch for weeks or even months to gain an improvement.