Towards Wearable Augmented Reality in Healthcare: A Comparative Survey and Analysis of Head-Mounted Displays

• Main Authors: Baashar Y., Alkawsi G., Wan Ahmad W.N., Alomari M.A., Alhussian H., Tiong S.K.
• Other Authors: 56768090200
• Format: Review
• Published: MDPI 2024
• Subjects: clinical settings; Google Glass; head-mounted display; healthcare; Microsoft HoloLens; smart glasses; Augmented Reality; Humans; Medicine; Smart Glasses; Surgery, Computer-Assisted; Wearable Electronic Devices; comparative study; health services; health worker; survey; technology adoption; training; augmented reality; eye pain; human; medical education; nursing competence; preoperative period; Review; computer assisted surgery; electronic device; medicine

Head-mounted displays (HMDs) have the potential to greatly impact the surgical field by maintaining sterile conditions in healthcare environments. Google Glass (GG) and Microsoft HoloLens (MH) are examples of optical HMDs. In this comparative survey related to wearable augmented reality (AR) technol...