Lazy eye shooter: A novel game therapy for visual recovery in adult amblyopia

Training studies using action video games have shown enhanced post-training vision in both normally-sighted as well as amblyopic individuals. The purpose of this work has been the development of a game modification or "mod" using Unreal Tournament 2004 in order to combine conventional anti...

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Published in2012 IEEE International Games Innovation Conference pp. 1 - 4
Main Authors Bayliss, J. D., Vedamurthy, I., Bavelier, D., Nahum, M., Levi, D.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.09.2012
Subjects
amblyopia treatment
Educational institutions
game
game design
Games
lazy eye
Medical treatment
serious games
Technological innovation
Training
Unreal Tournament 2004
UT2004
Vision defects
Visualization
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Summary:Training studies using action video games have shown enhanced post-training vision in both normally-sighted as well as amblyopic individuals. The purpose of this work has been the development of a game modification or "mod" using Unreal Tournament 2004 in order to combine conventional antisuppression therapy principles for amblyopia with the benefits rendered by action video games for visual recovery and binocularity in amblyopia. The game system involves a stereo display with a degraded image shown to the "good" eye and game event items shown only to the amblyopic eye. Reward and punishment in the game is partially based on attendance with the amblyopic eye. Current results from a trial with 4 subjects show that all subjects recovered visual acuity and reported a dramatic reduction in switching between eyes with training, and were able to use their eyes simultaneously. A large sample clinical study is currently underway to further assess game efficacy.
ISBN:9781467313599
1467313599
ISSN:2166-6741
DOI:10.1109/IGIC.2012.6329836