Investigating the impact of atrial fibrillation on the vascular onset of glaucoma via multiscale cardiovascular modeling

Awaiting necessary clinical data which are to date lacking, the present study can enrich - through hemodynamic-driven hints in the AF framework - the vascular theory, which associates reduced ocular perfusion (by means of decreased OPP and increased TLP) to an augmented risk of glaucoma. In this context, present modeling findings suggest a possible mechanistic link between AF-induced hemodynamic alterations and the increased risk of glaucoma development.