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Ben Michaels was on the verge of losing sight in his right eye. The solution? Two hours of <em>Mario </em><em>Kart DS</em> a day -- using only his <em>bad</em> eye -- until the condition improved. And improve it did. We wonder if using the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/28/hands-on-with-the-nintendo-ds-lite/">comparatively dim</a> original DS handheld helped... and we're dying to know what fantastic anecdotal treatments the autostereoscopic <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Nintendo3DS/">Nintendo 3DS</a> might afford civilization at large.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/amblyopic-six-year-old-uses-nintendo-ds-to-regain-normal-eyesigh/">Amblyopic six-year-old uses Nintendo DS to regain normal eyesight</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:48:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear:both;padding:8px 0 0 0;height:2px;font-size:1px;border:0;margin:0;padding:0"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/amblyopic-six-year-old-uses-nintendo-ds-to-regain-normal-eyesigh/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> <img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_VIA.gif" alt=""><span><a href="http://www.switched.com/2010/06/28/six-year-old-boy-uses-nintendo-ds-to-regain-eyesight/">Switched</a></span> | <img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_source.gif" alt="source"><span><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1289186/Boys-eyesight-saved-prescribed-daily-dose-Nintendo-Mario-game.html">Daily Mail</a></span> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19534546/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/amblyopic-six-year-old-uses-nintendo-ds-to-regain-normal-eyesigh/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
