A netizen mother came to consult Curiosity. She said that her child has amblyopia. I heard that playing the game "Tetris" is effective in treating amblyopia in children. Is this reliable?

Curiosity Jun searched the Internet and found that a lot of Weibo also said this. It is said that playing games hurts the eyes. What is so special about Tetris? Can amblyopia really be cured?

Han Wei, chief physician of the Department of Ophthalmology at the First Hospital of Zhejiang Medical University, said that playing games to treat eye diseases sounds incredible, but it is actually possible, but this is only for amblyopia.

Amblyopia is not the same as "myopia". It is a congenital disease that cannot be corrected through glasses and must be trained to improve vision. Amblyopia training is to allow patients to "use their eyes" and perform standardized amblyopia training treatments, amblyopia treatment machines, graphic stimulation, needle drawing, etc. The basic principles of these trainings are to stimulate vision through external images.

The principle of playing Tetris to treat amblyopia is consistent with the principle of hospital amblyopia training. The vision is stimulated through images, because the eyes of amblyopic people are congenitally underdeveloped, and the vision can be developed through the stimulation of acquired external images. But this approach has certain limitations. Dr. Han said that there are many types of amblyopia, mainly hyperopia. Only children with high hyperopia can train their vision by playing games, but not in other cases.

For example, although you are farsighted, but the degree is not high, you can easily become myopic if you use game methods to train. For children who are already myopic, playing games will cause greater damage to their vision.

Doctor’s advice: Children with amblyopia should go to a professional hospital for examination and systematic treatment. Blindly playing games to correct vision without scientific guidance is very dangerous! Children whose glasses are in good condition should also reduce the time they spend playing games and looking at the computer to reduce the load on their eyes and protect their health.