According to a Minsheng Daily News article translated from a US source, an American psychologist named Larsen became perhaps the first in the world to apply VR to clinical treatment of those suffering fear of heights.
醫療領域是另一個虛擬實境發揮的舞台，。根據民生報一篇譯自美國「奧秘雜誌」的報導，美國心理學家藍森，可能是全球首度使用虛擬實境技術進行懼高症臨床研究的精神治療師。