Screening for chloroquine maculopathy in populations with uncertain reliability in outcomes of automatic visual field testing

Screening for chloroquine maculopathy in populations with uncertain reliability in outcomes of automatic visual field testing

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare screening methods for the early detection of maculopathy in patients treated with chloroquine (CQ) or hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and to identify the risk factors for the development of toxic maculopathy. Methods: We performed a prospective study of all...

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Main Authors: Paradee Kunavisarut, Pimploy Chavengsaksongkram, Aniki Rothova, Kessara Pathanapitoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Chloroquine
drug toxicity
fundus autofluorescence
hydroxychloroquine
maculopathy
screening test
spectral domain optical coherence tomography
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2016;volume=64;issue=10;spage=710;epage=714;aulast=Kunavisarut

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