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.

  • @[email protected]
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    29 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.

    • @breadsmasher
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      5129 days ago

      Sounds like an american healthcare problem to me

      • @[email protected]
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        328 days ago

        Yeah, this sounds like a problem for only the 5% of the world who live in a specific country.

    • Derin
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      2429 days ago

      That latter point doesn’t really apply if you leave America.