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Video Gaming may Improve Eye Contrast Sensitivity

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au0804.JPGGood news for men everywhere! Video gaming has proven scientific benefits to one’s contrast sensitivity in the visual cortex of the brain, a vital aspect of one’s vision, alertness to detail and eye health. According to scientists in Tel Avaiv, video gaming may not only be good for your vision, it may even be a prescribed treatment for some eye ailments. This comes into stark contrast with earlier scientific estimates, which assumed prolonged video gaming would decrease vision. Gamers are more likely to notice minute differences in contrast, such as the differences between gray and black movement at high speed. Especially useful are video games like “Call of Duty” which are fast-paced games requiring concentrated focus and coordination of the eye. IN addition to increasing hand-eye coordination, video gaming is now scientifically proven to increase contrast sensitivity.

Scientists in Tel Aviv tested the contrast sensitivity of two groups over nine week. The first group played high-speed games for 50 hours over the test period while the other group did not play games at all. Gamers were not only more likely to notice details, but they could distinguish between more colors and shapes.

Gaming helps train the brain to notice these differences, something we hardly encounter in day to day life unless we do highly vision related jobs like truck driving or piloting. The gaming participants in the study improved 43% over the non-gamers, results which lasted for months after the initial gaming period. Scientists believe gaming trains the visual cortex in high-stress situations that help it to respond better in daily life. Funded by the National Eye Institute, the study shows that gaming has some positive benefits, and doctors will begin prescribing gaming to patients with lazy eye.

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