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If you’re tired of wearing glasses or contacts, there’s a new app called UltimEyes that
a UC Riverside researcher designed and tested on the school’s baseball team that dramatically
improved their vision. Seven of the 19 players’ now have 20/7.5 vision--meaning what a normal
person can only see clearly at 7.5 feet, these guys can now see as far away as 20 feet. Overall,
30, 25-minute sessions with the app lengthened the distance at which the players could see
clearly by an average of 31 percent. UltimEyes exercises the brain’s visual cortex and
uses on the latest findings in neuroplasticity, which refers to how our brains can adapt as
adults as a result of experience. Improved vision means better performance on the field.
The test subject’s batting stats went up across a number of categories, so much so
that the app is being credited with the team winning at least four additional games throughout
the season than they would’ve without the visual training. Expect the rest of the baseball
world to quickly adopt this training if it provides the slightest advantage. The NCAA
baseball season is about ⅓ the length of a major league baseball season, so we could
be talking a difference of 10 or more wins in the pros. But, besides athletes, who else
would benefit from increased vision like this? Pilots, marksmen and referees immediately
come to mind. Really though, all of us could use a little better vision--especially when
you consider that the training improved near vision as well. The app is available for the
public to download for $5.99, cheaper than a pair of glasses. I’ve linked it in the
more info section of this video. The only follow up question I have is how long do the
effects of the vision training last? Thanks for watching. If you liked this video
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For TDC, I’m Bryce Plank