-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- british officials , citing worries that singer chris brown might pose a danger to british citizens , barred him from entering the united kingdom for concerts this week , a uk border official said . kenya 's athletics federation has suspended the agents of marathon world record holder dennis kimetto and other top stars while it investigates the spike in doping among the country 's runners . athletics kenya president isaiah kiplagat announced the decision monday to suspend two athlete management companies , the netherlands ' volare sports and italy 's rosa & associati . ak did not make accusations against the companies , but said they would be suspended from working in kenya for six months so that investigations can be carried out . marathon world record holder dennis kimetto has seen his agent banned ahead of doping investigations . rosa & associati client rita jeptoo was banned for two years after testing positive for epo . brown pleaded guilty last year to a felony charge of assaulting his then-girlfriend , pop star rihanna . `` we reserve the right to refuse entry to the uk to anyone guilty of a serious criminal offense , '' said barbara woodward , director of the uk border agency 's international group . `` public safety is one of our primary concerns . '' a thomson airways plane was forced to make an emergency landing in munich on monday . the aircraft , which was heading to dalaman in turkey from leeds , carried out the procedure due to a ` medical emergency ' on board . fire engines were waiting for flight tom698 as it touched down in germany , according to twitter account airlive which gives regular updates on plane travel . medical emergency : thomson airways flight tom698 was diverted to munich -lrb- file photo -rrb- . it was earlier reported that the plane had been circling over germany in an attempt to reduce altitude prior to landing . thomson airways issued a statement saying unscheduled stop was necessary because of a ` medical emergency ' . by . the 21-year-old r&b singer was scheduled to perform wednesday night in glasgow , scotland , with shows in three english cities -- manchester , birmingham and london -- scheduled for thursday , friday and sunday , according to his official website . he was then scheduled to perform in cork , ireland next tuesday . a publicist for brown 's uk tour said the shows in england , scotland and ireland were canceled `` due to issues surrounding his work visa . '' brown vented in twitter messages posted online to his fans late monday : . `` u ever feel like the storm clouds are too thick for any sunshine to get through ? '' `` think ima go away !!!! '' brown was sentenced last august to serve five years probation and to spend more than 1,400 hours in `` labor-oriented service '' for the assault conviction . a british home office official told cnn that `` because of his felony charge , it might not be a very good idea '' to allow brown into the country . the official asked not to be quoted by name because he was not authorized to speak to the media about the matter . emma innes . published : . 03:02 est , 25 april 2013 . | . kenyan authorities have previously blamed the rise in doping on the influence of foreign agents . rosa & associati represented women 's marathon star rita jeptoo , who was banned for two years for the banned blood booster epo . volare sports ' clients include kimetto and former marathon record holder wilson kipsang . updated : . 03:02 est , 25 april 2013 . london marathon 2014 winner wilson kipsang is also a client of dutch management company volare sports . circling : twitter user @josia_gandozz tweeted an image showing the route the flight took to munich . tetris could spell the end of the eye patch for people with lazy eye . it added : ` thomson airways can confirm that flight tom698 travelling from leeds bradford to dalaman , turkey , has diverted into munich airport due to a medical emergency on board . ` we apologise for any inconvenience caused to customers and will be continuing with the flight as soon as possible . ' the computer game tetris could spell the end of the eye patch for people with lazy eye . researchers have found a way of using the game to treat adult amblyopia by training both eyes to work together . the breakthrough provides direct evidence that forcing both eyes to co-operate increases the level of plasticity in the brain and allows the amblyopic brain to relearn . amblyopia is the most common cause of visual impairment in childhood , affecting up to three in 100 people . it occurs when the vision in one eye does not develop properly . this means the person can see less clearly from the underdeveloped eye meaning they rely heavily on their other eye . if untreated , it can lead to permanent loss of vision in the affected eye . previous treatments for the disorder , which have focused largely on covering the stronger eye in order to force the weaker eye to work , have proved only partially successful in children and have been ineffective in adults . study leader doctor robert hess , director of the research department of ophthalmology at mcgill university in montreal , canada , said : ` the key to improving vision for adults , who currently have no other treatment options , was to set up conditions that would enable the two eyes to cooperate for the first time in a given task . ' the researchers examined the potential of treating amblyopic adults using tetris , which involves connecting different shaped blocks as they fall to the ground . dr hess said : ` using head-mounted video goggles we were able to display the game dichoptically , where one eye was allowed to see only the falling objects , and the other eye was allowed to see only the ground plane objects . ` forcing the eyes to work together , we believed , would improve vision in the lazy eye . ' the researchers tested a sample of 18 adults with amblyopia . amblyopia is the most common cause of visual impairment in childhood , affecting up to three in 100 people . nine participants played the game with the weaker eye , while the stronger eye was patched . the other nine played the same game dichoptically , where each eye was allowed to view a separate part of the game . after two weeks , the group playing the dichoptic game showed a ` dramatic ' improvement in the vision of the weaker eye as well as in 3d depth perception . when the patching-wearing group , who had shown only a moderate improvement , was switched to the new dichoptic training , the vision of this group also improved dramatically . now the suitability of the treatment in children will be assessed later this year in a clinical trial . the research was published in the journal current biology .
tetris can be used to train both eyes to work together . currently people with lazy eye wear eye patch to force the weaker eye to work but its not effective in adults . tetris technique resulted in ` dramatic ' improvement .
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- british officials , citing worries that singer chris brown might pose a danger to british citizens , barred him from entering the united kingdom for concerts this week , a uk border official said . kenya 's athletics federation has suspended the agents of marathon world record holder dennis kimetto and other top stars while it investigates the spike in doping among the country 's runners . athletics kenya president isaiah kiplagat announced the decision monday to suspend two athlete management companies , the netherlands ' volare sports and italy 's rosa & associati . ak did not make accusations against the companies , but said they would be suspended from working in kenya for six months so that investigations can be carried out . marathon world record holder dennis kimetto has seen his agent banned ahead of doping investigations . rosa & associati client rita jeptoo was banned for two years after testing positive for epo . brown pleaded guilty last year to a felony charge of assaulting his then-girlfriend , pop star rihanna . `` we reserve the right to refuse entry to the uk to anyone guilty of a serious criminal offense , '' said barbara woodward , director of the uk border agency 's international group . `` public safety is one of our primary concerns . '' a thomson airways plane was forced to make an emergency landing in munich on monday . the aircraft , which was heading to dalaman in turkey from leeds , carried out the procedure due to a ` medical emergency ' on board . fire engines were waiting for flight tom698 as it touched down in germany , according to twitter account airlive which gives regular updates on plane travel . medical emergency : thomson airways flight tom698 was diverted to munich -lrb- file photo -rrb- . it was earlier reported that the plane had been circling over germany in an attempt to reduce altitude prior to landing . thomson airways issued a statement saying unscheduled stop was necessary because of a ` medical emergency ' . by . the 21-year-old r&b singer was scheduled to perform wednesday night in glasgow , scotland , with shows in three english cities -- manchester , birmingham and london -- scheduled for thursday , friday and sunday , according to his official website . he was then scheduled to perform in cork , ireland next tuesday . a publicist for brown 's uk tour said the shows in england , scotland and ireland were canceled `` due to issues surrounding his work visa . '' brown vented in twitter messages posted online to his fans late monday : . `` u ever feel like the storm clouds are too thick for any sunshine to get through ? '' `` think ima go away !!!! '' brown was sentenced last august to serve five years probation and to spend more than 1,400 hours in `` labor-oriented service '' for the assault conviction . a british home office official told cnn that to treat adult amblyopia by training both eyes to work together . the breakthrough provides direct evidence that forcing both eyes to co-operate increases the level of plasticity in the brain and allows the amblyopic brain to relearn . amblyopia is the most common cause of visual impairment in childhood , affecting up to three in 100 people . it occurs when the vision in one eye does not develop properly . this means the person can see less clearly from the underdeveloped eye meaning they rely heavily on their other eye . if untreated , it can lead to permanent loss of vision in the affected eye . previous treatments for the disorder , which have focused largely on covering the stronger eye in order to force the weaker eye to work , have proved only partially successful in children and have been ineffective in adults . study leader doctor robert hess , director of the research department of ophthalmology at mcgill university in montreal , canada , said : ` the key to improving vision for adults , who currently have no other treatment options , was to set up conditions that would enable the two eyes to cooperate for the first time in a given task . ' the researchers examined the potential of treating amblyopic adults using tetris , which involves connecting different shaped blocks as they fall to the ground . dr hess said : ` using head-mounted video goggles we were able to display the game dichoptically , where one eye was allowed to see only the falling objects , and the other eye was allowed to see only the ground plane objects . ` forcing the eyes to work together , we believed , would improve vision in the lazy eye . ' the researchers tested a sample of 18 adults with amblyopia . amblyopia is the most common cause of visual impairment in childhood , affecting up to three in 100 people . nine participants played the game with the weaker eye , while the stronger eye was patched . the other nine played the same game dichoptically , where each eye was allowed to view a separate part of the game . after two weeks , the group playing the dichoptic game showed a ` dramatic ' improvement in the vision of the weaker eye as well as in 3d depth perception . when the patching-wearing group , who had shown only a moderate improvement , was switched to the new dichoptic training , the vision of this group also improved dramatically . now the suitability of the treatment in children will be assessed later this year in a clinical trial . the research was published in the journal current biology .
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- british officials , citing worries that singer chris brown might pose a danger to british citizens , barred him from entering the united kingdom for concerts this week , a uk border official said . kenya 's athletics federation has suspended the agents of marathon world record holder dennis kimetto and other top stars while it investigates the spike in doping among the country 's runners . athletics kenya president isaiah kiplagat announced the decision monday to suspend two athlete management companies , the netherlands ' volare sports and italy 's rosa & associati . ak did not make accusations against the companies , but said they would be suspended from working in kenya for six months so that investigations can be carried out . marathon world record holder dennis kimetto has seen his agent banned ahead of doping investigations . rosa & associati client rita jeptoo was banned for two years after testing positive for epo . brown pleaded guilty last year to a felony charge of assaulting his then-girlfriend , pop star rihanna . `` we reserve the right to refuse entry to the uk to anyone guilty of a serious criminal offense , '' said barbara woodward , director of the uk border agency 's international group . `` public safety is one of our primary concerns . '' a thomson airways plane was forced to make an emergency landing in munich on monday . the aircraft , which was heading to dalaman in turkey from leeds , carried out the procedure due to a ` medical emergency ' on board . fire engines were waiting for flight tom698 as it touched down in germany , according to twitter account airlive which gives regular updates on plane travel . medical emergency : thomson airways flight tom698 was diverted to munich -lrb- file photo -rrb- . it was earlier reported that the plane had been circling over germany in an attempt to reduce altitude prior to landing . thomson airways issued a statement saying unscheduled stop was necessary because of a ` medical emergency ' . by . the 21-year-old r&b singer was scheduled to perform wednesday night in glasgow , scotland , with shows in three english cities -- manchester , birmingham and london -- scheduled for winner wilson kipsang is also a client of dutch management company volare sports . circling : twitter user @josia_gandozz tweeted an image showing the route the flight took to munich . tetris could spell the end of the eye patch for people with lazy eye . it added : ` thomson airways can confirm that flight tom698 travelling from leeds bradford to dalaman , turkey , has diverted into munich airport due to a medical emergency on board . ` we apologise for any inconvenience caused to customers and will be continuing with the flight as soon as possible . ' the computer game tetris could spell the end of the eye patch for people with lazy eye . researchers have found a way of using the game to treat adult amblyopia by training both eyes to work together . the breakthrough provides direct evidence that forcing both eyes to co-operate increases the level of plasticity in the brain and allows the amblyopic brain to relearn . amblyopia is the most common cause of visual impairment in childhood , affecting up to three in 100 people . it occurs when the vision in one eye does not develop properly . this means the person can see less clearly from the underdeveloped eye meaning they rely heavily on their other eye . if untreated , it can lead to permanent loss of vision in the affected eye . previous treatments for the disorder , which have focused largely on covering the stronger eye in order to force the weaker eye to work , have proved only partially successful in children and have been ineffective in adults . study leader doctor robert hess , director of the research department of ophthalmology at mcgill university in montreal , canada , said : ` the key to improving vision for adults , who currently have no other treatment options , was to set up conditions that would enable the two eyes to cooperate for the first time in a given task . ' the researchers examined the potential of treating amblyopic adults using tetris , which involves connecting different shaped blocks as they fall to the ground . dr hess said : ` using head-mounted video goggles we were able to display the game dichoptically , where one eye was allowed to see only the falling objects , and the other eye was allowed to see only the ground plane objects . ` forcing the eyes to work together , we believed , would improve vision in the lazy eye . ' the researchers tested a sample of 18 adults with amblyopia . amblyopia is the most common cause of visual impairment in childhood , affecting up to three in 100 people . nine participants played the game with the weaker eye , while the stronger eye was patched . the other nine played the same game dichoptically , where each eye was allowed to view a separate part of the game . after two weeks , the group playing the dichoptic game showed a ` dramatic ' improvement in the vision of the weaker eye as well as in 3d depth perception . when the patching-wearing group , who had shown only a moderate improvement , was switched to the new dichoptic training , the vision of this group also improved dramatically . now the suitability of the treatment in children will be assessed later this year in a clinical trial . the research was published in the journal current biology .
-lrb- cnn -- british officials, citing worries singer chris brown might pose barred him the united kingdom concerts this a uk border official. kenya 's athletics federation suspended the agents marathon world record holder dennis kimetto other top stars while the spike doping among the country 's runners. athletics kenya president isaiah kiplagat announced the decision monday to suspend two athlete management companies, the netherlands ' volare sports italy 's rosa & associati. ak did make accusations the companies, said would suspended working kenya so investigations. marathon world record holder dennis kimetto has seen his agent banned ahead doping investigations. rosa & associati client rita jeptoo was banned after testing epo. brown pleaded last assaulting his then-girlfriend, pop star rihanna. `` we reserve the uk to guilty, '' barbara woodward director the uk border agency 's international group. `` public safety. '' a thomson airways plane was forced munich on monday. the aircraft, heading dalaman in turkey from leeds, carried the procedure due a ` medical emergency on board. fire engines were waiting flight tom698 as touched germany, according twitter account airlive which gives regular updates plane travel. medical emergency : thomson airways flight tom698 was diverted munich -lrb- file photo -rrb-. it earlier the plane circling germany reduce altitude prior. thomson airways issued unscheduled stop was a ` medical emergency. by. the 21-year-old r&b singer was scheduled wednesday glasgow, with shows three english cities -- manchester birmingham scheduled thursday he was then scheduled perform cork, ireland next tuesday. a publicist brown 's uk tour said the shows in england, ireland canceled `` due issues surrounding his work visa. '' brown vented in twitter messages posted online to his fans late monday :. `` u ever feel the storm clouds too any sunshine get? '' `` think im go away '' brown was sentenced last august to serve to spend `` labor-oriented service '' the assault conviction. a british home office official told cnn `` because his felony charge, it might '' allow brown into. the official asked not quoted about. emma innes. published :. 03:02 est, 25 april. |. kenyan authorities previously blamed the rise doping the influence foreign agents. rosa & associati represented women 's marathon star rita jeptoo, banned the banned blood booster epo. volare sports ' clients include kimetto former marathon record holder wilson kipsang. updated :. 03:02 est, 25 april. london marathon 2014 winner wilson kipsang is also a client dutch management company volare sports. circling : twitter user @josia_gandozz tweeted showing the route the flight munich. tetris could spell the eye patch people lazy eye. it added : ` thomson airways can confirm flight tom698 travelling leeds bradford dalaman, turkey, has diverted into munich airport due a medical emergency on. ` we apologise customers will continuing with the flight as. ' the computer game tetris could spell the eye patch people lazy eye. researchers have using the game treat adult amblyopia by training both eyes work. the breakthrough provides direct evidence forcing both eyes co increases allows the amblyopic brain relearn. amblyopia is the most common cause visual impairment childhood, affecting it occurs the vision in does develop. this means the person can see less clearly from the underdeveloped eye meaning rely heavily their other eye. if untreated, it permanent loss previous treatments the disorder, which have focused largely covering the stronger eye in order force the weaker eye work, proved only partially children have ineffective study leader doctor robert hess, director mcgill university montreal canada said : ` the key improving for adults, who currently was set conditions enable the two eyes cooperate for a given task ' the researchers examined the potential treating amblyopic adults using tetris, involves connecting different shaped blocks as they fall. dr hess said : ` using head-mounted video goggles we were display the game dichoptically, where one eye allowed only the falling objects, only the ground plane objects ` forcing the eyes work together, we believed, would improve vision the lazy eye ' the researchers tested a sample 18 adults amblyopia. amblyopia is the most common cause visual impairment childhood, affecting nine participants played the weaker eye, patched. the other nine played dichoptically, where each eye allowed view a separate part. after two weeks, the group playing the dichoptic game showed a ` dramatic ' improvement the vision the weaker eye as 3d depth perception when the patching-wearing group, shown only a moderate improvement, switched the new dichoptic training, the vision this group also dramatically now the suitability the treatment in children will later in. the research was published the journal current biology.
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- british officials , citing worries that singer chris brown might pose a danger to british citizens , barred him from entering the united kingdom for concerts this week , a uk border official said . kenya 's athletics federation has suspended the agents of marathon world record holder dennis kimetto and other top stars while it investigates the spike in doping among the country 's runners . athletics kenya president isaiah kiplagat announced the decision monday to suspend two athlete management companies , the netherlands ' volare sports and italy 's rosa & associati . ak did not make accusations against the companies , but said they would be suspended from working in kenya for six months so that investigations can be carried out . marathon world record holder dennis kimetto has seen his agent banned ahead of doping investigations . rosa & associati client rita jeptoo was banned for two years after testing positive for epo . brown pleaded guilty last year to a felony charge of assaulting his then-girlfriend , pop star rihanna . `` we reserve the right to refuse entry to the uk to anyone guilty of a serious criminal offense , '' said barbara woodward , director of the uk border agency 's international group . `` public safety is one of our primary concerns . '' a thomson airways plane was forced to make an emergency landing in munich on monday . the aircraft , which was heading to dalaman in turkey from leeds , carried to treat adult amblyopia by training both eyes to work together . the breakthrough provides direct evidence that forcing both eyes to co-operate increases the level of plasticity in the brain and allows the amblyopic brain to relearn . amblyopia is the most common cause of visual impairment in childhood , affecting up to three in 100 people . it occurs when the vision in one eye does not develop properly . this means the person can see less clearly from the underdeveloped eye meaning they rely heavily on their other eye . if untreated , it can lead to permanent loss of vision in the affected eye . previous treatments for the disorder , which have focused largely on covering the stronger eye in order to force the weaker eye to work , have proved only partially successful in children and have been ineffective in adults . study leader doctor robert hess , director of the research department of ophthalmology at mcgill university in montreal , canada , said : ` the key to improving vision for adults , who currently have no other treatment options , was to set up conditions that would enable the two eyes to cooperate for the first time in a given task . ' the researchers examined the potential of treating amblyopic adults using tetris , which involves connecting different shaped blocks as they fall to the ground . dr hess said : ` using head-mounted video goggles we were able to display the game dichoptically , where one eye was allowed to see only the falling objects , and the other eye was allowed to see only the ground plane objects . ` forcing the eyes to work together , we believed , would improve vision in the lazy eye . ' the researchers tested a sample of 18 adults with amblyopia . amblyopia is the most common cause of visual impairment in childhood , affecting up to three in 100 people . nine participants played the game with the weaker eye , while the stronger eye was patched . the other nine played the same game dichoptically , where each eye was allowed to view a separate part of the game . after two weeks , the group playing the dichoptic game showed a ` dramatic ' improvement in the vision of the weaker eye as well as in 3d depth perception . when the patching-wearing group , who had shown only a moderate improvement , was switched to the new dichoptic training , the vision of this group also improved dramatically . now the suitability of the treatment in children will be assessed later this year in a clinical trial . the research was published in the journal current biology .
 The article discusses the suspension of athletes from Kenya and other countries due to doping allegations. It highlights the concerns raised by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) regarding the use of performance-enhancing drugs in athletics. The article also mentions the involvement of high-profile athletes, including Olympic champions, and the impact of these suspensions on their careers and reputations. Additionally, it touches upon the efforts being made to combat doping in sports, including increased testing and stricter regulations.