By Jessica Naziri
Since the Oculus Rift first made strides with its successful Kickstarter campaign, there has been an influx of gaming developers trying to apply virtual reality's prospects to real-world problems.
Diplopia is one such virtual reality game from San Francisco. The game, which is still in beta testing, is designed to help people with lazy eye (amblyopia) and crossed eye (strabismus). It recently closed a $700,000 seed round, led by SOS Ventures.
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