Requirement for retinal screening in patients taking hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine
We read with interest the article by McGill and Ambrose on lupus in young people.1 They reiterate that patients should receive retinal screening after 5 years of exposure to hydroxychloroquine.1 The Royal College of Ophthalmologists has made a collaborative recommendation for systematic retinal scre...
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Royal College of General Practitioners
2018
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| Summary: | We read with interest the article by McGill and Ambrose on lupus in young people.1 They reiterate that patients should receive retinal screening after 5 years of exposure to hydroxychloroquine.1 The Royal College of Ophthalmologists has made a collaborative recommendation for systematic retinal screening in users of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine in the United Kingdom. |
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