E-sports: El Impacto de los Videojuegos en la Salud Visual

Relevance: This review explores the impact of virtual sports on visual skills, opening doors to knowledge about theseemerging sports, learning more about their risks and benefits on visual abilities and their potential as innovativevisual training tools. Abstract: E-sports represent a rapidly evolving phenomenon fueled by advancements in new technologies. In recentyears, these sports have gained popularity due to their accessible and engaging format, although the debate onwhether they should be classified as sports persists.Given that this professional field remains relatively immature, there are significant gaps in understanding how to approachit and what guidelines should be implemented to ensure players maintain their health. Therefore, the objectiveof this literature review is to investigate the potential relationship between virtual sports and visual skills. It alsoaims to examine the most common injuries and preventive measures. Numerous studies suggest that video games positively influence visual skills, such as peripheral vision and visualperception. However, the impact on players can be both positive and negative, varying depending on the type ofgame. Regarding visual health, the most common complaints include eye strain, ocular surface problems, and dryeye syndrome (DES). Furthermore, these studies emphasize the importance of promoting preventive methods toavoid pathologies in this type of athlete and underscore the need for future research in this field.