Well imagine this, something good coming from a video game. Who would'a thought. A kid from Britain was diagnosed with a "lazy eye syndrome", which had to potential to cause blindness if left untreated. To remedy this, the child's doctor prescribed that the kid plays Mario Kart on his DS for two hours every day, while wearing a patch across his strong eye, so that his "lazy eye" could become stronger.

"A games console is something children can relate to. It allows us to deliver treatment quicker," said Ben's doctor. "What we don't know is whether improvement is solely because of improved compliance, i.e. the child sticks with the patch more, or whether there is a physiological improvement from perceptual visual learning."

Chiggins via kotaku.com »