Whoever said that playing video games was bad for your eyes? It seems that they were wrong, as it’s been proven by a study undertaken by researchers at the University of Rochester that playing video games actually improves vision. This has the beneficial side effect of improving contrast sensitivity, something which helps people to drive better at night, and in conditions when visibility is poor.
I find this hard to believe though, as I have amblyopia (commonly known as lazy eye); whilst I can see out of both eyes, I struggle to read/focus with my left. I’ve also been a casual gamer for the last decade or so, and the vision in my left eye’s never gotten better as a result. Although the article also points out that it’s a case that is usually treatable in children, something which helped very little for me, despite numerous trips to eye hospitals and wearing glasses (and rather annoyingly even eye patches) as a child.
