Virtual, Mixed, and Augmented reality; the headset competition is heating up, and there are more options than ever before. Why now may be the time you take the immersive headsets seriously.

A team of medical specialists and computer scientists at the University of Miami has found that walking patients through an upcoming surgical procedure using augmented reality (AR) reduces anxiety ...

Conventional wisdom holds that technology makes medical care less human, less personal. But watching patient Wanda Touard with virtual reality goggles on her head and controllers in her hands, ...

Integrating augmented reality (AR) into preoperative care has emerged as a potential solution to mitigate stress and anxiety among surgical patients. Undergoing surgery can elicit a range of emotions, ...

The future of surgery is within reach. The first-ever augmented reality (AR) abdominal surgery was performed on March 11 in Santiago, Chile, by Dr. Alberto Rodriguez. A surgeon as well as the CEO of ...

Health is standing on the cusp of a revolution, and augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies are at the forefront, transforming everything from surgical training to patient mental ...

3D holograms and X-ray vision are terms you're used to hearing in comic books and science fiction, but now a local hospital is the first to use this tech in the operating room. Augmented reality in ...

In just the last few years, augmented reality has become an increasingly viable tool for surgeons seeking real-time guidance throughout finicky procedures. The FDA has cleared a handful of AR-based ...

The integration of augmented reality (AR) and advanced navigation technologies in liver surgery is rapidly redefining operative precision and safety. By fusing preoperative three-dimensional ...

Key Takeaways Virtual reality (VR) might play a role in educating patients about upcoming proceduresPatients about to have ...

OnPoint AI, a group of privately held augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) technology companies pioneering software-driven surgical guidance, today announced that it will ...