Use of a Video-Game/Stripe Presentation for Amblyopia Therapy

Fricker, Stephen J.; Kuperwaser, Mark C.; Stromberg, Ann E.; Goldman, Susan G

doi:10.3928/0191-3913-19810301-04

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“…(Green, Pouget, & Bavelier, 2010) 3 Currently, other health-specific innovative applications of gaming are being explored including its use in the rehabilitation of visual skills after stroke, physical therapy, improved disease self-management, health education, and skills training for clinicians 4 . Video games are currently being studied in the treatment of amblyopia with limited data showing at least a 5-fold faster visual acuity recovery compared to occlusion therapy (Fricker et al, 1981;Li et al, 2011) 5,6 Although the benefits of video games are being explored as stated above, the specific mechanisms for how video games enhance certain visual skill sets have not. In this era of developing specialized skills, this type of study is important to isolate methods of improvements and enhancement.…”

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Beyond Gaming

Patel

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Khaderi

2014

International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations

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The interest around the utilization of video games as a component of rehabilitative therapy has dramatically increased over the past decade. Research efforts have confirmed the positive effects of repetitive gaming in improving visual outcomes; however, there is limited knowledge on the mechanism of action delivered by repetitive gaming. Utilizing knowledge of the visual system, including targeting specific cells in the retina with visual stimuli, the authors captured the training effects of gaming to augment pre-selected skills. Specifically, the authors embedded a homerun derby style baseball game with a contrast threshold test, to stimulate parvocellular retinal ganglion cells. Parvocellular cells are the first line of the ventral, or “what” pathway of visual processing. Repetitive stimulation of the parvocellular system shows promising preliminary results in improving batting performance.

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confidence: 99%