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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. Duke University researchers funded by the National Eye…

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…

Virtual reality in health care A few months ago UCHealth approached Robin and her husband, David Maestas, background, about a new opportunity UCHealth is offering to infusion patients: virtual reality. Before Robin Maestas’ chemotherapy drip can be started, she is…

How virtual reality is transforming surgery Virtual reality technology enables surgeons to virtually explore a patient’s anatomy prior to performing a procedure, much like a pilot uses a flight simulator. The technology can also be used as a teaching tool…

virtual reality is revolutionizing medicine and healthcare When people experience virtual reality for the first time, a common reaction is to start imagining all the different uses the technology might hold. Even within one industry, healthcare, the potential is open-ended.…