A six-year-old boy who was almost blind in one eye can see properly after a specialist prescribed daily sessions on a Nintendo games console. The treatment was recommended for Ben Michaels by consultant Ken Nischal of Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital. Mr Nischal believes the therapy could help thousands of children with weak eyesight. Ben, from Billericay in Essex, is one of nearly 60 taking part in trials using the Nintendo DS. Early evidence shows that playing with the hand-held console for only two hours a day can bring big improvements in vision. Researchers believe repetitive eye movement is encouraged, training the eye to focus correctly.

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