While at the early stage, the impact of the Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality in Healthcare industry is progressively visible through imaginable results.
In
fact, from high costs of components, size of products that
limited the scope of the VR and AR devices a few years back, henceforth we are
witnessing the Reduction of component costs and improvement of gesture
recognition systems; and many start-ups
and traditional companies are combining
VR-AR into their product portfolios.
For
those who are unfamiliar, Augmented Reality (AR)
is the augmentation of a real or physical world environment in a direct or
indirect way using computer generated sensory input. While Virtual Reality (VR) is the complete
simulation of the physical environment virtually with immersion of the
individual in a scenario varying: non, semi and fully immersive.
According
to Research and Markets, North America is the largest market for
Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality followed by Europe.
One can observe that, among Major factors influencing the growth of
this market in America, we have: Technological advancements, the accessibility
to technologies and well-established distribution channels.
As usual, Asian countries will lead growth in a near
future; primarily due to increasing investments by major players in the region.
One can also recall that, Augmented reality apps in the healthcare industry include:
surgical pre-operation assessment; medical simulation; minimally invasive surgery; rehabilitation.etc.
One can also recall that, Augmented reality apps in the healthcare industry include:
surgical pre-operation assessment; medical simulation; minimally invasive surgery; rehabilitation.etc.
Virtual reality in the healthcare industry for applications include: fully immersive 3D simulation experience for doctors, nurses, as a diagnostics tool, in surgery, phobia treatments, PTSD, autism treatments and dentistry etc.
The global market for augmented reality and virtual
reality in the healthcare market is expected to grow from $1.2 bn in 2014 to
around $2.54 bn in 2020 according to IndustryARC.
Among the prominent players in this industry, we have:
Laerdal Medical
Simulaids Inc.,
Hologic Corporation
WorldViz LLC.,
Therasim Inc. and others.
Among the prominent players in this industry, we have:
Laerdal Medical
Simulaids Inc.,
Hologic Corporation
WorldViz LLC.,
Therasim Inc. and others.