More than 20 surgeries have recently been completed by headset-wearing surgeons at UC San Diego Health

As a result, most surgeons report experiencing discomfort while performing minimal-access surgery, a 2022 study found. About one-fifth of surgeons polled said they would consider retiring early because their pain was so frequent and uncomfortable. A good mixed-reality headset, then, might allow a surgeon to look at a patient’s surgical area and, without looking up, virtual screens that show them the laparoscopy camera and a patient’s vitals.

  • whodatdair@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    643·
    30 days ago

    This is the weirdest cyberpunk future.

    On one hand, we have surgeons performing surgery with literal augmented reality,

    On the other hand, if you’re poor you’ll never have an iota of a chance of seeing that doctor.