#Falling blocks game trial#

#Falling blocks game trial#

The specific binocular falling-blocks video game tested in this clinical trial did not produce greater visual improvements than placebo in this population of older, mostly treated patients with amblyopia. The iPod-based Dichoptic Global Motion Test used in this trial was prone to image misalignment and the task was difficult for younger children. More engaging content, along with greater game play variety, might help to maintain compliance and attentional engagement over longer treatment periods. Some participants reported a declining interest in the falling-blocks video game during follow-up. Mean compliance in the active group appeared worse than the placebo group partly due to the greater number of withdrawals in the active group during the 6-week treatment period. The active video game did not improve visual outcomes more than the placebo, although the intervention group reported an increase in fellow eye contrast during game play. The placebo video game presented identical images to both eyes. The treatment group worse special glasses that enabled a dichoptic contrast offset: The amblyopic eye saw a subset of game elements at 100% contrast, and the fellow eye saw the remaining game elements at a lower contrast. The intervention consisted of a falling-blocks video games, which participants played at home on an iPod Touch for 1 hour per day for 6 weeks. All participants had unilateral amblyopia (anisometropic or strabismic) with visual acuity between 20/40 and 20/200. Researchers enrolled 115 children and adults, ranging in age from 7 to 55 years, in a multicenter, double-masked, randomized clinical trial. This study explored whether a home-based binocular video game is an effective strategy for improving visual acuity in older children and adults with unilateral amblyopia. Patient Portal Page – Visit Our Patient Portal Page.Patient Education – Video Education Platform.Patient Information – General Patient Resources.These blocks have to be arranged in a way, that they build a solid. Slit Lamp Examination – Common test for all eye conditions Falling Blocks is a simple puzzle game, where different shaped blocks fall from above.Fluorescein Angiography – Test for Diabetes & Macular Degeneration.Corneal Topography – Test for Astigmatism/Corneal Disease.Corneal Pachymetry – Corneal Thickness to Glaucoma.Corneal Endothelial Cell Count – Corneal Disease to Glaucoma.Automated Refraction Eye Exam – Used for Vision Testing.Eye Diagnostic Equipment and Testing – Glossary of Available Tests.