Hydroxychloroquine/Chloroquine and Eye Toxicity
By: Alan Mendelsohn, M.D., F.A.C.S. Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine have been utilized for several decades in the treatment of malaria, amebiasis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and several dermatologic conditions. The most common and most worrisome side effects of these medications is loss of vision. As a result, Rheumatologists, Dermatologists, and Primary Care Physicians have always instructed… Read More