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Identification of Patients with Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium-Associated Maculopathy through Screening of the Electronic Medical Record at an Academic Center.

Kendall HigginsR Joel WelchColin BacornGlenn YiuJennifer RothschildSusanna S ParkAla Moshiri
Published in: Journal of ophthalmology (2020)
Less than half of patients at risk for development of maculopathy due to exposure to PPS had received eye examinations, suggesting that those at risk are not receiving adequate screening. We found two patients with PPS maculopathy who had relatively preserved central vision, one patient with bitemporal vision loss, and one patient who developed vision loss in both eyes.
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