Oculus has joined forces with VRHealth to develop a range of virtual reality (VR) pain management offerings. The company is working on an app that will allow users to experience VR without the need for prescription glasses. They will be delivered via the Oculus Rift and Oculus Go headsets. The deal with Facebook-backed Oculus offers VRHealth a broader audience for its products, and could lead to VR distraction therapies becoming more widely adopted.
Oculus has joined forces with VRHealth to develop a range of virtual reality (VR) pain management offerings. The applications will be targeted at women experiencing labour pain, cancer patients receiving chemotherapy and people experiencing general anxiety before or after surgeries. They will be delivered via the Oculus Rift and Oculus Go headsets. The deal with Facebook-backed Oculus offers VRHealth a broader audience for its products, and could lead to VR distraction therapies becoming more widely adopted.