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Will Playing Video Games Help Improve Myopia?

Im myopic and im looking to improve my vision

i dont very much like glasses considering the activities im into

and i have a theory that id like to test

im simply wondering if its worth trying



I plan to play video games, sitting far enough from the television that the screen is blurry

do that for a couple hours a day and hope for improvement



could it work?
Tue, 21 Oct 2014
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Hello
Welcome to health care magic.

I reviewed your history.
Playing video games will not help to improve myopia.
Infact it can worsen myopia.
The options of treatment for myopia are spectacles or contact lenses or refractive laser surgeries.
Hence you need to choose one of the above methods for correction of myopia.

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Will Playing Video Games Help Improve Myopia?

Hello Welcome to health care magic. I reviewed your history. Playing video games will not help to improve myopia. Infact it can worsen myopia. The options of treatment for myopia are spectacles or contact lenses or refractive laser surgeries. Hence you need to choose one of the above methods for correction of myopia. Thank you