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Apple Vision Pro used for hundreds of cataract surgeries in the last year

Tuesday, April 28, 2026Marko Zivkovic <marko@appleinsider.com>View original
The Apple Vision Pro continues to prove its potential in the medical field, with the headset now seeing use for cataract surgeries in New York.

Medical tray with a futuristic white VR headset beside surgical tools, including scissors, forceps, scalpels, syringes, and a stainless steel kidney dish on a teal cloth surface
The Apple Vision Pro has proven to be a useful tool for cataract surgery.

Priced at $3500, the Apple Vision Pro was never going to be a hit consumer product. Still, Apple's spatial computing device has found limited success in the healthcare industry, a market the company had in mind from the get-go.

Surgeons have praised the Apple Vision Pro for its high-resolution images and ergonomics. The headset has been used in all sorts of medical and surgical procedures, including colonoscopies, a shoulder arthroscopy, and it's now even proven to be useful for cataract surgeries.


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