Color vision loss in patients treated with chloroquine

Color vision loss in patients treated with chloroquine

Patients that make use of chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine, drugs which are frequently administered for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erithromatosus or malaria, may suffer alterations in color vision and in contrast sensitivity. The present work evaluates the visual function of these pat...

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Main Authors: Dora F. Ventura, Luiz Carlos L. Silveira, Mauro Nishi, Marcelo F. Costa, Mirella Gualtieri, Ruth M. A. dos Santos, Carolina T. Pinto, Ana Laura A. de Moura, Anderson R. Rodrigues, Claudio Sakurada, Maria de Fátima L. C. Sauma, John M. de Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
Subjects:
Chloroquine
Retinopathy
Color vision
Contrast sensitivity
Neurotoxicology
Neurobehavioral test battery
Dyschromatopsia
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