Retinal detachment in a patient with hydroxychloroquine toxicity
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Retinal toxicity in long term hydroxychloroquine treatment.
OBJECTIVE To report clinical experience from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who were receiving recommended doses of hydroxychloroquine for more than six years, and were monitored for evidence of hydroxychloroquine related retinopathy every six months. METHODS A prospective (and continuing) evaluation was made of the potential retinal toxicity of...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2008-322X
DOI: 10.4103/jovr.jovr_263_17