Abstract

Augmented reality (AR) is one of the latest innovations taking route into various markets which include gaming, medicine, automotive, retail amongst others. AR technology has been in development since the 1960’s. AR technology lets users see the real world and projects digital information onto the existing environment. In many ways, AR is a mixture of Virtual reality, imposed into real life. These virtual contents are typically in the form of digital imagery or sound, usually applied in 3D models or videos. AR works via the use of a range of sensors such as a camera, computer components or a display device. Particularly, augmented reality can be a more promising technique of a surgery which requires great precision. This paper introduces an overview of augmented reality and reviews the recent applications in medicine.

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