Advances in virtual reality technology and its application and prospects in medicine

Virtual reality(VR) technology is known as immersive multimedia or computer-simulated reality. It is a three-dimensional environment, which highly replicated the real world or imaginary environment. In this virtual environment, users can experience everything inside and interact with them, including sensing surroundings, manipulating objects and communicating with characters. Nowadays, VR technology is winning favor in more and more fields. This review will conclude the application and development of VR technology in medicine, which may help readers understand this new technology better.