Augmented reality, VR & other aspects of the metaverse are beginning to impact healthcare, from disability & elder care to hospital triage, surgical training, clinical trial monitoring, mental health & physical therapy.
Virtual reality, the simulation of an environment that a user can interact with, and augmented reality, the superimposition of computer-generated images and sounds onto the real world, have gained the widespread use in video games and 3-D movies. But surprisingly, these technologies have found a growing number of diverse applications in medicine as well. ...