Apple Vision Pro: Comments in Healthcare

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent discourse on Apple Vision Pro's potential in healthcare and education, highlighting its technological advancements and the optimistic outlook from various commentaries.

Contribution

It compiles and analyzes recent expert opinions and commentaries on Apple Vision Pro's application in healthcare, emphasizing the need for further research.

Findings

Majority of commentaries are optimistic about Apple Vision Pro in healthcare.

One commentary mentions VR/AR sickness as a concern.

All sources are non-academic, mostly opinion-based.

Abstract

This paper objectively analyzes the emerging discourse surrounding Apple Vision Pro's application in healthcare and medical education. Released in June 2023, Apple Vision Pro represents a significant advancement in spatial computing, combining augmented and virtual reality to create new possibilities in digital interaction. We aim to compile and present recent articles. We used PubMed, IEEE Xplore, Google Scholar, and JSTOR. Non-academic publications were excluded. The results were six commentaries, one a pre-print. All were majorly optimistic, with one mentioning VR/AR sickness. For future research directions, we stress the need for continued exploration of Apple Vision Pro's capabilities and limitations and expect expert opinions to englobe this discussion.