Building on the skills of its interdisciplinary, Zurich-based team specialised in medical augmented reality (AR) software development, and its collaborations with international medical staff and the medical technology (medtech) industry,…
Month: May 2022
The Applicability of Virtual Reality-Based Training for Controlling Anger in Aggressive Individuals
These results indicate that the VR environments can provide an effective means of trainings for managing anger. Therefore, further research on the effectiveness of the VR-based anger control training program…
Project for Futuristic Surgical Training Receives CHF 12 Million in Funding
The Swiss Federal Agency for Innovation Promotion (Innosuisse) is supporting the “PROFICIENCY” project, in which ORamaVR S.A. is a full partner, with a total of CHF 12 million over the…
Can VR and AR Help with Phobias?
AR and VR are currently being used in a host of real-world medical scenarios. And medical practitioners themselves are increasingly realising the benefits of the technology. According to GlobalData’s 2021…
Virtual Reality Therapy Could Give Relief to Seniors
While studies suggest that traditional reminiscence therapy can significantly improve the well-being of older people, V.R. has the potential to make it more immersive and impactful. By putting on a…
Virtual reality in ophthalmology education: simulating pupil examination
It has been used with over 250 final year medical students in Queen’s University of Belfast, as part of a session called ‘The Simulated Eye Clinic’. Most had never used…
The role and effectiveness of augmented reality in patient education: A systematic review of the literature
Quantitative results indicated that the use of AR had a positive effect on knowledge retention and patient satisfaction. Qualitative findings suggested that patients liked the technology and felt comfortable with…
New Center Brings Virtual Reality Research Into Focus
The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) is the joint recipient of $4.75 million in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a new Center for Medical…
Automated virtual reality therapy to treat agoraphobic avoidance and distress in patients with psychosis (gameChange): a multicentre, parallel-group, single-blind, randomised, controlled trial in England with mediation and moderation analyses
Automated VR therapy led to significant reductions in anxious avoidance of, and distress in, everyday situations compared with usual care alone. The mediation analysis indicated that the VR therapy worked…