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.

  • @[email protected]English
    7•5 hours ago

    Admittedly, I only ever entered an operating room under anesthesia, but could you just, you know, put the displays somewhere else?

    This seems like one of those informercial “problems”.

    • @SPRUNTEnglish
      2•3 hours ago

      “I wanna drink some milk, but it’s so flimmin-flammin hard to open.”