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Heart rhythm-synchronized fibrin flap in a glaucoma tube shunt: The heartbeat acts as a drainage pump for the aqueous humor: A case report.

Hirotaka TanabeShunsuke NakakuraHitoshi Tabuchi
Published in: Medicine (2021)
This novel, vividly descriptive observation highlights the important role of the heartbeat as a drainage pump in aqueous humor flow dynamics and IOP homeostasis, which are treatment targets for glaucoma, the leading cause of blindness.
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