Ophthalmology

Hydroxychloroquine

Questions discussed in this category

How do you optimize retinopathy screening schedules for patients on hydroxychloroquine while also prioritizing cost-effectiveness?

This question is part of a collaboration with RheumMadness and is specifically in reference to: Cost Effectiveness of HCQ Screening.

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Is it safe to use quinacrine in SLE patients with a history of hydroxychloroquine-associated retinopathy?

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How would you approach a patient who has well controlled SLE on HCQ but develops cotton wool spots on routine ophthalmologic screening?

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How do you approach the use of hydroxychloroquine in patients with a history of visual field defect from another cause such as macular degeneration or diabetic retinopathy?

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Papers discussed in this category

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021 Aug 01

Relationship of Hydroxychloroquine and Ophthalmic Complications in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Taiwan.

BMC Rheumatol, 2021 Oct 01

Retinopathy in newly-diagnosed systemic lupus erythematosus: should we screen for ocular involvement?

Clin Ophthalmol, 2011 Oct 04

Isolated cotton-wool spots of unknown etiology: management and sequential spectral domain optical coherence tomography documentation.

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2017 Oct 06

Antimalarial drug toxicities in patients with cutaneous lupus and dermatomyositis: A retrospective cohort study.

Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2023 Oct 12

EULAR recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus: 2023 update.

Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.), 2021 Apr 26

American College of Rheumatology, American Academy of Dermatology, Rheumatologic Dermatology Society, and American Academy of Ophthalmology 2020 Joint Statement on Hydroxychloroquine Use With Respect to Retinal Toxicity.

Ophthalmology, 2016-06

Recommendations on Screening for Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine Retinopathy (2016 Revision).

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