Playing computer games can 'improve vision'

Playing fast moving video games could help improve your vision, claim researchers.

Boffins say tests show playing computer games can help boost the eyes "contrast sensitivity" - the ability to notice small shade changes in dark colours.

While this is normally one of the first aspects of vision to deteriorate with age even older gamers were found to have better contrast sensitivity than non playing counterparts.

Scientists from the University of Rochester believe this is because gamers eyes are trained to react quickly to visual information on screen.

The news has not gone down well with millions of mothers who when telling their children to eat their carrots so they can see in the dark will now hear, "I will just play GTA 4 for a bit instead."