Retinal toxicity related to hydroxychloroquine in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis.

Hande Husniye TelekNilufer YesilirmakGulten SungurYaprak OzdemirNesibe Karahan YesilFirdevs Ornek

Published in: Documenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology (2017)

The use of HCQ seems to cause retinal toxicity more often in RA patients compared to SLE patients. For the early detection of retinal changes, OCT and mfERG can be used as screening tools due to their higher sensitivity rates compared to other tests.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
rheumatoid arthritis
optical coherence tomography
diabetic retinopathy
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
systemic lupus erythematosus
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes