Systems and methods for constraining a virtual reality surgical system

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory having computer readable instructions stored thereon, the computer readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the system to:
• display, on a display system, an image of a surgical environment, the image including an imaging field of view, the display system configured to move with a head of a user;
• enter an imaging control mode of a surgical control system;
• detect a movement of the head of the user;
• determine if the movement of the user's head is within a boundary corresponding to a range of motion of an imaging instrument, the imaging instrument having the imaging field of view;
• and
• while the surgical control system is in the imaging control mode and the movement of the user's head is determined to be within the boundary, display a changed image of the surgical environment in response to the movement of the user's head, the changed image including a changed imaging field of view, the changed imaging field of view corresponding to the detected movement of the user's head.