Virtual reality technology gets FDA approval as kids lazy eye treatment

Virtual reality technology - child wearing patch for lazy eye

Children wear VR headsets to watch modified TV shows and movies to correct visual disorder amblyopia. The United States Food and Drug Administration has approved new virtual reality technology as a treatment for kids’ lazy eye, also known as visual disorder amblyopia. The VR tech involves using a headset through which modified video programs are viewed. The company behind the new virtual reality technology is called Luminopia. “We’re proud to be part of the FDA’s groundbreaking decision today, to approve a first-of-its-kind digital therapeutic that allows patients to watch their…

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