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It is not known whether AF is independently associated with increased risk of retinal stroke (central retinal artery occlusion), a subtype of ischemic stroke that causes severely disabling visual loss in most cases and is a harbinger of further vascular events.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Objective<\/jats:title>To determine whether there is an association between AF and retinal stroke.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title>This retrospective cohort study was performed between July 2023 and May 2024 using computerized inpatient, outpatient, emergency department, and skilled nursing facility claims files for a 5% sample of US fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries aged 66 years and older between 2000 and 2020. Follow-up ended at death, conclusion of fee-for-service Medicare coverage, end of the study period, or loss to follow-up of 85% of the study cohort.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Exposure<\/jats:title>AF, based on validated International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification<\/jats:italic> and International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification<\/jats:italic> diagnosis codes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>The primary end point was incident retinal stroke in the primary diagnostic position of a single claim in any venue of care. Secondary end points included retinal stroke in any position of a single claim, 1 positive control end point (cerebral ischemic stroke), and 4 negative control end points (central retinal vein occlusion, urinary tract infection, humeral fracture, and cataract). Unadjusted and adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) and rate differences were computed across matched and overlap-weighted cohorts with and without AF (defined as 1 inpatient claim or 2 outpatient claims within a 365-day period).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results<\/jats:title>In total, 1\u202f090\u202f144 patients (591\u202f400 female [54.3%]; mean [SD] age, 76.92 [7.09] years) were included in the study; 545\u202f072 patients had AF and 545\u202f072 were matched controls. The median (IQR) follow-up was 45 (18 to 90) months. In total, 1333 patients with AF (rate, 0.55 per 1000 person-years) and 1082 AF-free matched controls (rate, 0.50 per 1000 person-years) experienced retinal stroke. The cause-specific, adjusted HR of retinal stroke after overlap weighting was 1.14 (95% CI, 1.02 to 1.28; adjusted rate difference, 0.05 [95% CI, \u22120.01 to 0.11]). AF was associated with cerebral ischemic stroke (adjusted HR, 1.73 [95% CI, 1.69 to 1.76]; adjusted rate difference, 10.11 [95% CI, 9.72 to 10.49]). Of 4 prespecified negative control end points, AF was not associated with central retinal vein occlusion but was associated with urinary tract infection, cataract, and humeral fracture.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>In this cohort study of Medicare beneficiaries aged 66 years and older, AF was independently associated with retinal stroke. 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