General News 2019/03/26 What are the Biggest Problems VR Can Solve? Virtual reality (VR) is becoming an integral part of many industries, but it still carries the stigma of a toy or a gimmick, owing to its heavy public focus on gaming, and the many short-lived attempts to mainstream it in the past. 2021/02/28 Duke Researchers Launch NIH-funded Study to Compare NGoggle with Conventional Glaucoma Detection Methods A wearable brain-based device called NGoggle that incorporates virtual reality could help improve glaucoma diagnosis and prevent vision loss 2018/01/19 Oxford VR wins awards for mental health VR therapy Oxford VR wins awards for mental health VR therapy 2018/12/15 Virtual reality in health care In health care, VR is being used for everything from pain management to combating loneliness in long-term care facilities to clinical education. 2018/12/05 How virtual reality is transforming surgery Virtual reality technology enables surgeons to virtually explore a patient’s anatomy prior to performing a procedure 2018/08/24 virtual reality is revolutionizing medicine and healthcare Here are just ten of the use cases that are currently in practice and continually developing as the technology itself develops too. 2018/06/26 First human test of robotic eye surgery Researchers from the University of Oxford have completed the first successful trial of robot-assisted retinal surgery. 2018/03/01 Virtual reality and acrophobia (fear of heights) A fear of heights is very common and is defined as an irrational fear of heights to the extent that it causes the affected person to avoid situations which involve heights, e.g. an office on the top floor of a building. 2018/02/28 Virtual reality enhances elders well-being For older adults who cannot travel or attend family events, the real world can become very small and stifling. But they may be able to escape their isolation to a degree through virtual reality. 2018/02/13 Can Virtual Reality Treat Addiction Researchers are plugging in smokers, alcoholics, and even crack addicts to expose them to a relapse environment--and teach them how to deal with it. Will it work? Pages : 1 2