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VR Treatment for Lazy Eye

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the eye-am-the-greatest dept.

1point618 writes "According to an article at the BBC, scientist have found a new way to correct amblyopia, or lazy eye, using a virtual reality system. The system works by giving some stimuli to the good eye, but more important stimuli to the bad eye, making it work harder to get stronger while keeping both eyes in use so as not to produce double vision. Supposedly, the system will do in 1 hour what used to take 400 hours, but I'd stay skeptical of such a claim until there is a peer-reviewed paper out."

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  1. You clod! by Eightyford · · Score: 1, Funny

    I only have one eye, you insensitive clod!

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  2. RV treatment? by darth_MALL · · Score: 0, Funny

    I fail to see how that can help me with my lazy eye...

  3. yes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny
    I'd stay skeptical of such a claim until there is a peer-reviewed paper out.

    Yeah, I'd have to see it to believe it.

  4. Umm so what does this mean? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Bikini babes for the strong eye and Pr0n for the weak?

  5. Virtual Reality by BigZaphod · · Score: 4, Funny

    Too bad VR can't cure Lazy Person. I seem to be quite badly infected with it...

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  6. that's nice by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's nice. Let me know when they find a way to fix lazy butt.

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  7. Not new.. by turtleAJ · · Score: 1, Funny

    This isn't new at all...

    I've been doing this for years...

    On a night out, I keep one eye on my girlfriend's eyes, and another one scans the room...

  8. VR? Bah! Pong!!! by mmurphy000 · · Score: 2, Funny

    My brother helped correct his lazy eye when he was young via a classic Pong game, just by playing with his good eye patched. VR is for whippersnappers with big budgets... :-)

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  9. Re:I have a form of that by 19thNervousBreakdown · · Score: 1, Funny

    I've heard of this; it's a condition known in academic circles as "drunk."

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  10. Well done ;) by loconet · · Score: 2, Funny

    "but I'd stay skeptical of such a claim until there is a peer-reviewed paper out"

    And that my friends is a professional /. submitter. Anticipating the "that claim is bs! there is no peer-review!" comments. Well executed.

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  11. Dupe! by Rorschach1 · · Score: 3, Funny
    Lazy /. editors! The same article was posted right there in the left-hand column!

    Err, never mind..