TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Parents with children suffering from amblyopia often experience problems with kids refusing to do vision correction exercises, so much so that the parents start to feel powerless to help their children improve their vision. Correction of amblyopia usually involves repetitive coordinative exercise, such as navigating a maze on paper, drawing lines on paper, etc. The tediousness of these exercises is the greatest challenge in producing improvements in amblyopic children.
For this reason, the software developer, IdeaBus Inc., recruited the help of former Ophthalmology department director of both Chungua Christian Hospital and Chungshan Medical University in Taiwan, Dr. Sharon Chuang. With her career-spanning experience in successfully treating amblyopic children, IdeaBus created the first ever amblyopia and vision correctional assistance software “Captain Lazy Eye” on iPad.
Captain Lazy Eye turns correctional training into fun games wrapped in a welcoming Pirate theme, enticing children to patch their eyes like pirates and conduct necessary occlusion exercises in order to achieve training goals. It transforms what used to be dreary eyeball exercises into fun and interactive games they can learn from, while the adventurous pirate stories turn the occlusion into a welcoming part of role-play.
The App is even able to record the children’s training status and results on a graph which enables parents to immediately find out how their children are doing, while also allowing the physician to have an accurate training log for reference during regular clinical visits.
To find out more visit: http://www.ideabus.com.tw/lazyeye
Link to App store: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/captain-lazy-eye/id475255719?mt=8
Keywords: Amblyopia, Captain Lazy eye, vision training, Ideabus.
Technical consultant Info:
Dr. Sharon Chuang: Former Ophthalmology director of Chunghua Christian Hospital and Chungshan Medical University, currently the Ophthalmology director of Taidong Christian Hospital in Taiwan.
Dr. Chuang has accumulated decades of experience with amblyopia correction. In the beginning she was a key promoter of teaching qualification for kindergartens for amblyopic children, educating kindergarten teachers in how to lead and protect amblyopic children, allowing them to learn and in the process to be appreciated by other kids. Currently there are a number of amblyopic children accepting assistance from the training software “Captain Lazy Eye”.
Company Info:
Ideabus Software Studio was established in 2006, and in 2007 became Ideabus Technology Co. Ltd and worked in TV console product design, including 8, 16, and 32-bit embedded systems. It is composed of members experienced in professional game engine development, and in 2011 officially began development of iOS software. Tel: +886-4-23015352. Fax: +886-4-23013305. e-Mail: service@ideabus.com.tw