I started noticing something strange in my right eye and couldn’t quite explain what it was. So I went to an ophthalmologist and the following dialogue occurred:
Me: my eyesight seems strange on my right eye
Doctor: strange how?
Me: everything looks brighter when I look with my right eye, brighter than when I look with just the left one. Like when you look at a very bright flash of light and can’t see well after it, but it’s like this all the time and only in my right eye.
Doctor: hmm, have you ever played PC games?
Me: yes
Doctor: is it like you increased the bloom effect only in your right eye?
Me: yes, that’s exactly it!
I was diagnosed with a vitreous detachment and a 10-minute laser surgery fixed it.
It turns out that playing videogames is actually good for your eyes.