Trending Now - Apple Vision Pro Pioneers Groundbreaking Vr-enhanced Surgery

WHO:

MacRumors - Dr. Eric Rosenberg, an ophthalmologist at SightMD, performed the first cataract surgery using Apple's Vision Pro headset.

WHAT:

MacRumors - The initial cataract surgery using the Vision Pro was completed in October 2025.

MacRumors - Dr. Rosenberg has performed hundreds of additional surgeries using the Vision Pro since the initial procedure.

TechRadar - Apple’s Vision Pro headset has been used in hundreds of surgeries over the past year.

MacRumors - The Vision Pro headset has a starting price of $3,499.

WHERE:

MacRumors - The cataract surgery was performed in New York.

WHEN:

MacRumors - The first cataract surgery using the Vision Pro was completed in October 2025.

WHY:

MacRumors - Dr. Rosenberg stated that the technology democratizes access to expertise, which will save vision.

HOW:

MacRumors - The ScopeXR platform streams live feeds from 3D digital surgical microscopes directly into the Vision Pro headset, allowing the surgeon to view the operative field in stereoscopic 3D while overlaying preoperative diagnostic data.

MacRumors - The platform supports real-time remote collaboration, enabling surgeons to virtually join procedures and see exactly what the operating surgeon sees.

(UPDATED April 29, 2026 13:24 UTC)

In a groundbreaking development, Dr. Eric Rosenberg performed the first cataract surgery using Apple's Vision Pro headset in New York, a procedure that was completed in October 2025. Since then, he has conducted hundreds of additional surgeries with the Vision Pro, which has a starting price of $3,499, and has been utilized in numerous operations over the past year. The technology, which streams live feeds from 3D digital surgical microscopes into the headset, allows surgeons to view the operative field in stereoscopic 3D while collaborating remotely, ultimately democratizing access to expertise and enhancing patient care.