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This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of hydroxychloroquine retinopathy among patients using the drug for inflammatory conditions.

Toxic retinopathy associated with long-term hydroxychloroquine therapy

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Cross-sectional study finds hydroxychloroquine retinopathy in patients with inflammatory conditions, suggesting need for screening.

This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of hydroxychloroquine retinopathy among patients using the drug for inflammatory conditions.
Cross-sectional observational study involving 80 patients.
Evaluation of retinopathy using optical coherence tomography, fundus autofluorescence, and visual field analysis.
Chi-squared test used for statistical analysis with significance set at P<0.05.
7 patients (8.75%) had definite retinopathy; 8 patients (10%) had possible retinopathy.
All patients with definite retinopathy were using over 6 mg/kg/day of hydroxychloroquine, exceeding the recommended dose.
71.4% of patients with definite retinopathy exhibited a pericentral pattern.

Thakur et al. (2026) studied this question.

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