Virtual Reality

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LAS VEGAS — Zenni Optical has announced a partnership with Meta to provide prescription lens inserts for the just-launched Meta Quest 3 virtual reality headset.

LAS VEGAS — Contact lenses of the future will go beyond vision correction, a speaker from the Vision Expo West Global Contact Lens Forum said in this Healio video.

Virtual reality technology may improve binocular visual function and maintain eye position following strabismus correction in children, according to a study published in the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology.

A virtual reality therapy designed to ease anxiety associated with neuroimaging tests for patients with primary brain tumors appeared feasible, according to an interim analysis of a phase 2 clinical trial.

Published results showed virtual reality exercise therapy may be a safe and viable treatment delivery method for patients with low back pain and/or neck pain.

Avatar Medical has announced FDA 510(k) clearance of its virtual reality surgical planning solution, according to a company press release.

The job of officiating in the professional arena is difficult and demanding. Sporting fans and players are generally unaware of the level of training required to become a competent and well-trained NFL game official.

The Metaverse mental health platform Innerworld announced singer-songwriter Jewel would serve as its co-founder and chief strategy officer, according to a press release from the company.

A virtual reality intervention designed to distract children undergoing a blood draw significantly improved pain and anxiety, highlighting the possibility for virtual reality interventions for other procedures, according to researchers.