The digital health company has added anime content to its platform, which specializes in a VR treatment, rather than eye patching, that encourages the brain to use both eyes together.
Luminopia, a digital health company that focuses on treatments for neuro-visual disorders, has teamed with Crunchyroll to bring anime content options to children with amblyopia, or lazy eye.Lazy eye affects about one million pediatric patients nationwide and is the leading cause of vision loss in children.
Luminopia offers a modern, FDA-cleared therapy that allows pediatric patients to watch TV within a VR headset for one hour a day, six days a week, as treatment.Instead of using eye patches, Luminopia uses virtual reality to encourage the brain to use both eyes together.“Our mission has always been to transform lazy eye treatment into something children are actually excited about,” said Scott Xiao, Co-Founder and CEO of Luminopia.
“By bringing anime content from Crunchyroll’s catalog into our library, we’re giving patients more shows to choose from, with the goal of making therapy as engaging as possible for every single child.” Crunchyroll joins Luminopia’s roster of content partners, which includes Nickelodeon, PBS Kids, and Sesame Workshop.Most recently, Luminopia partnered with Pokémon to bring hundreds of episodes of the original animated series to its platform.“Anime takes viewers on incredible adventures, and now with Luminopia, we’re glad anime can help kids’ treatment journeys feel more like fun,” said Mitchel Berger, EVP of Global Commerce at Crunchyroll.
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