Holographic elysium of a 4D ophthalmic anatomical and pathological metaverse with extended reality/mixed reality

• Published in: Indian journal of ophthalmology Vol. 70; no. 8; pp. 3116 - 3121
• Main Authors: Ramesh, Prasanna, Joshua, Tensingh, Ray, Prajnya, Devadas, Aji, Raj, Pragash, Ramesh, Shruthy, Ramesh, Meena, Rajasekaran, Ramesh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Mumbai Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.08.2022; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Wolters Kluwer - Medknow; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: 4d ophthalmology; cerebral circulation; counseling; Cranial nerves; extended reality; Holography in medicine; Innovations in Ophthalmology; Methods; mixed reality; pedagogy; Virtual reality; India; Extended Reality; Pedagogy; 4D Ophthalmology; Mixed Reality; Cerebral Circulation; Counseling
• ISSN: 0301-4738; 1998-3689
• DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_120_22

Extended reality is one of the leading cutting-edge technologies, which has not yet fully set foot into the field of ophthalmology. The use of extended reality technology especially in ophthalmic education and counseling will revolutionize the face of teaching and counseling on a whole new level. We have used this novel technology and have created a holographic museum of various anatomical structures such as the eyeball, cerebral venous system, cerebral arterial system, cranial nerves, and various parts of the brain in fine detail. These four-dimensional (4D) ophthalmic holograms created by us (patent pending) are cost-effectively constructed with TrueColor confocal images to serve as a new-age immersive 4D pedagogical and counseling tool for gameful learning and counseling, respectively. According to our knowledge, this concept has not been reported in the literature before.