VR has the potential to;revolutionize the healthcare;industry, showing promise in treating conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and chronic pain and transforming medical education.
The market for health-focused VR is projected to reach $9.5B by 2028, up from $1.8B in 2021
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VR therapy has successfully treated PTSD by immersing patients in computer-generated scenes to confront sources of trauma.
- It has also been used to reduce pain and anxiety without medication.
- VR benefits medical professionals, enabling surgeons to find accurate and less invasive pathways for procedures and providing patients with previews of procedures.
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VR has become an important educational tool, allowing nursing students to practice procedures and prepare for high-risk scenarios.
- Surgeons trained with VR have shown significantly fewer errors than traditional training methods.
- To ensure the success of VR in healthcare, addressing cost concerns, establishing privacy protections for user data, and recognizing virtual training for credit toward medical degrees are crucial steps.
- Safeguarding user data and privacy in VR technology should be a priority through collaboration between lawmakers and the industry.
- The University of Central Florida College of Nursing;implemented AR and VR for nurses;and nurse practitioners over the past year.
- Research firm Research and Markets;projects;that the AR and VR market in healthcare could see a 22.5% compound annual growth rate from 2023 to 2027.