Such high-tech goggles are able to assist surgeons in identifying and removing cancers, as it is capable of highlighting affected tissue while one operates on the patient. The whole idea of wearing a pair of such goggles would be to reduce the need for secondary operations, as it allows easier identification of diseased tissue.
Apart from that, this new pair of goggles would also enable surgeons to record and review operations (hmmm, sounds familiar, as though this is a souped up version of Glass), where ti has been tested on patients who suffer from breast and skin cancer.
Dr. Samuel Achilefu, a professor at the Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, is the one behind this unique pair of medical goggles after he received inspiration from military night-vision goggles.