My son has Amblyopia and we've been struggling with the patching. However the carrot and allure of video games actually works. He was once 20/400 (legally blind in one eye). After his most recent eye test he is now 20/60. All of this improvement is directly related to playing video games while patching.

I made a short video a few months ago documenting his progress. His favorite carrot is Call of Duty. Given the mechanics of the game, fast movement and necessary hand eye coordination, it's by far the best type of game to play for improving "lazy eye", imo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbwHsYExpho

Time to add Pokemon to this list

@photofool83 I don't think certain M rated games horrible for children. It really depends on the maturity of the child and the adult. Also, it's been proven that first person shooters can help correct medical conditions such as Amblyopia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbwHsYExpho