The University of Illinois virtual house, showing vision lost through macular degeneration (Image: VR in Medicine Lab/Univ or Illinois/VR Lab UMEA Univ)
HANK is walking through the park, and it’s a struggle. His chest is tightening, his breath is short, and his legs feel like lead. He can feel his heart pounding. Maybe Hank should have listened to his wife, who wishes he would tell his doctor just how bad things have become.
Hank is typical of many thousands of patients with undiagnosed heart failure. Now doctors and nurses are experiencing his world – for a few minutes, at least…
