The healthcare industry is among the early adopters of virtual reality (VR). The medical sector widely uses this technology mostly for training future doctors while striving to provide students with valuable experience in practice.

We have already discussed the use of VR in healthcare in our recent article Top Real-World Examples of Using Virtual Reality in Medicine.

According to a report published by the Accuray Research agency, the compound annual growth rate of the worldwide virtual patient simulation market will reach the value of about 19.6% over the next 10 years and be equal around $1.49 billion in 2025.

This market includes high-end mannequins that imitate human physiology in a detailed manner, robot-assisted surgical simulators, and software packages for existing VR headsets like Oculus Rift.

Over the years, virtual reality has shown its real value, especially in surgery where its opportunities are hard to overestimate. In this article, we will focus on the so-called virtual reality surgery simulation that implies applying both VR software and hardware.