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.
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.
The consultant added that thousands of youngsters and adults could benefit from a similar treatment.
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I enjoyed both Rush games, I did think the action was sometimes too fast to see what was coming up in terms of hazards though, which meant replaying the same stage a bunch of times, other than that they were enjoyable, good special stages, 3D sections and bosses for the most part.
DS is one of the best consoles of all time. Such a rich library of software
Zelda were all glorious on it.
Abe has taken up a professorial role at Osaka Electro-Communication University
I wonder if they'll recommend him using the 3DS. Reggie pointed out that children under seven shouldn't use 3D but it could help his eye.... weird...
intresting fact
im not sure if the 3D would help, like after i watch a 3D movie my eyes hurt, but it might work for him
only a few more months until he 3DS comes out