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The explosive growth in head-mounted displays has fueled applications in the medical/surgical world as seen from the multiple approvals from the Food and Drug Administration. Join Jim Melzer for a discussion of the many applications currently emerging in the medical/surgical field. These range from simple, non-surgical assessments, to remote collaboration, to physician/patient education to pre-surgical planning and rehearsal to real-time surgical assistance using augmented reality imagery overlay. This talk will focus on the benefits being realized, the range of display requirements for the various applications, the commercially available products that can meet these challenges, and where improvements can provide additional benefits to the patient and medical professional.