Issue 2

Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE)

Development of Virtual Reality Application in the Health Care Industry

Myopia Therapy Training Using Virtual Reality (VR) Head Mounted Device for Adolescents and Children

The goal of the project was to create a revolutionary virtual reality (VR) system with hardware and software that would allow adolescents and younger children to get tailored accommodating training for myopia, amblyopia, and strabismus therapy. The system equips a vision training program, allowing users to complete their vision rehabilitation in one VR device. In order to make the entire treatment process of vision correction training more interesting, VR adapting myopia treatment games are also built in the VR vison correction headset. The proposed technique, on the other hand, offers an alternative to the existing system for myopia correction in adolescents and children. The VR adapting training reduces the chance of side effects from medicines or laser refractive surgery, such as retinal striae, dry eyes, and starburst vision, which are common in alternative myopia treatments.

Virtual Reality Simulation for Medical Practitioners on Needlestick Injury Prevention in Kwong Wah Hospital

Needlestick injury (NSI) is reported to be one of the most common hazards for medical staff and healthcare workers in Hong Kong and around the world. The most effective way to protect medical practitioners is to prevent injuries. Notwithstanding, NSI accidents are difficult to simulate through traditional training. This project creates a virtual reality (VR) training program for medical procedures such as surgical operations, type and screen (T&S) and blood culture procedural training. The simulation uses virtual reality technology and a hand gesture recognition sensor to offer the participants an immersive experience. They can grab and drop virtual objects with their hands to improve the user experience and simulation realism.

Development of the State Key Laboratory of Ultra-precision Machining Technology

The research team of the State Key Laboratory of Ultra-precision Machining Technology joins hands with son-X GmbH (Germany) to develop the next generation of ultrasonic-assisted machining technology through a collaborative contract research project worth HK$2.8 million. The lab is responsible for the research in advancing the key processes of ultrasonic-assisted machining technology for difficult-to-machine materials so as to improve the limits and possibilities of machining steel, optical glass, and tungsten carbide materials with the aim of achieving arithmetic roughness (Ra) of 1 nm or below.