Virtual Reality

Voltaire once said that “doctors put drugs of what they know little into bodies of which they know less for diseases of which they know nothing at all.”

The FDA has approved the release of EaseVRx, a prescription-use immersive virtual reality apparatus intended for patients aged 18 years or older who have been diagnosed with chronic lower back pain.

Virtual reality is being used in medicine to improve airway education and training.

Across many orthopedic subspecialties, surgeons are experiencing a taste of the future in the OR with the use of augmented reality.

A virtual reality intervention called “Bear Blast” significantly decreased pain and anxiety among children and teenagers while they underwent peripheral IV catheter placement, trial data showed.

Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth, is a master surgeon, prolific writer and superb educator. He just submitted his 200th column to OSN on ocular surgery complication management. I want to personally thank him for this exceptional achievement.

Unsedated transnasal esophagoscopy with virtual reality distraction may more quickly establish eosinophilic esophagitis treatment, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

The use of virtual reality technology can reduce the pain that patients feel during uncomfortable medical procedures, according to research presented at the European Association of Urology .

The Innovation Institute at Hospital for Special Surgery has announced a partnership with VR Electronics Ltd. to develop the next generation of wearable, full-body technology designed to enhance training, clinical care and rehabilitation.

In this podcast episode, Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS, discusses virtual and augmented reality in gastroenterology from both a clinical and research perspective, as well as his thoughts on the future of the field.