The first metaverse experiments? Look to what’s already happening in medicine

CNBC December 4, 2021
Bob Woods

Key Points

– The metaverse will be an extension of the virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality technology already in use today.

– Facebook and Microsoft glasses like Oculus and HoloLens already are being used in key medical technology applications, from design of medical tools to surgical procedures.

– “It’s like having a GPS navigator in front of your eyes,” Timothy Witham, M.D., director of the Johns Hopkins Neurosurgery Spinal Fusion Laboratory, said after conducting the institution’s first-ever augmented reality surgery in June.

The metaverse, the digital world’s Next Big Thing, is touted as the internet domain where animated avatars of our physical selves will be able to virtually do all sorts of interactivities, from shopping to gaming to...

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