info@photonbiomedical.com May 11, 2016 Medical Education info@photonbiomedical.com May 11, 2016 Virtual reality (VR) can be used to simulate rich, multimodal and highly controllable environments, which makes it a very useful technology in healthcare. From training healthcare professionals (HCPs) and rehabilitating patients to diagnosing and treating diseases, the variety of ways in which VR is being used is constantly growing.