Chloroquine Retinopathy under Inadequately Weight Adjusted Dosage: Early Detection by Multimodal Imaging

Introduction

Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine are often used in the therapy of rheumatologic diseases. Retinopathy associated with this therapy is well described in literature. The reported incidence of retinopathy varies for both chloroquine (~ 10–20 %) and hydroxychloroquine (~ 1–4 %) [1], [2]. Presently relatively heterogenous recommendations exist for the intervals of ophthalmologic screenings as well as for the selection of examination techniques.

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