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April 15, 2021
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Does augmented reality have a potential role in ophthalmic surgery?

Does augmented reality have a potential role in ophthalmic surgery?

Augmented reality (AR) has gradually become a substantial part of modern life, and I believe it will certainly be part of how we approach our surgical patients in the future.

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February 16, 2021
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Novel head-mounted virtual reality perimeter shows good performance

A novel virtual reality head-mounted perimetry device showed “excellent” correlation with standard automated perimetry and a high ability to discriminate between healthy and glaucomatous visual fields.

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December 01, 2020
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Virtual reality may help train scrub nurses for revision TKA

Virtual reality may help train scrub nurses for revision TKA

Training with fully immersive virtual reality improved scrub nurses’ understanding, technical skills and efficiency during complex revision total knee arthroplasty, according to presented results.

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October 26, 2020
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Q&A: VR program effectively trains people to respond to opioid overdose

Q&A: VR program effectively trains people to respond to opioid overdose

A new virtual reality training program could help educate the public on how to respond to an opioid overdose, including how to properly use naloxone, according to research published Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

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September 01, 2020
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Virtual reality simulators may improve procedural accuracy compared with technique guides

Virtual reality simulators may improve procedural accuracy compared with technique guides

Compared with a standard technique guide, virtual reality improved procedural accuracy and completion proportion for orthopedic residents training to insert an intramedullary tibial nail into synthetic bone, according to published results.

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August 28, 2020
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Immersive virtual reality intervention may improve adolescents’ sleep

Immersive virtual reality intervention may improve adolescents’ sleep

An intervention combining cognitive relaxation and distraction strategies through immersive virtual reality technology and slow breathing may help adolescents improve sleep quality, according to research presented at SLEEP 2020.

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August 05, 2020
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Osso VR launches virtual reality training module in partnership with MicroPort Orthopedics

Osso VR has announced the launch of a virtual reality training tool that allows health care professionals to experience the SuperPath hip technique and Evolution medial-pivot knee system by MicroPort Orthopedics, according to a release.

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July 06, 2020
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VR devices practical for visual field testing in resource-limited settings

Virtual reality visual field testing can provide a practical and convenient means of screening for and monitoring glaucoma in settings where standard automated perimetry is limited or unavailable.

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May 28, 2020
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VR simulations can help evaluate glaucoma-related visual disability

Researchers found that evaluating vision impairment in patients with glaucoma through the use of virtual reality simulations correlated with results from the NEI 25-item Visual Function Questionnaire Rasch score.

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March 04, 2020
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Virtual reality-assisted physical therapy may improve technique and adherence

A combination of auditory and visual cues from a virtual reality avatar could improve outpatient physical therapy movement guidance and technique, according to study results.

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