Severe Chloroquine Retinopathy without Bull’s Eye Maculopathy
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Case Report
P: 403-406
October 2014

Severe Chloroquine Retinopathy without Bull’s Eye Maculopathy

Turk J Ophthalmol 2014;44(5):403-406
1. Anittepe Jandarma Dispanseri, Göz Hastaliklari Poliklinigi, Ankara, Türkiye
2. Iowa Üniversitesi, Göz Hastaliklari Anabilim Dali, Iowa, Abd
3. Sarikamis Asker Hastanesi, Göz Hastaliklari Klinigi, Kars, Türkiye
4. Gülhane Askeri Tip Akademisi, Göz Hastaliklari Anabilim Dali, Ankara, Türkiye
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Received Date: 17.11.2013
Accepted Date: 06.01.2014
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ABSTRACT

Chloroquine has long been used for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, beside its use for treatment and prevention of malaria. We herein report a chloroquine retinopathy case with a history of 250 mg per day chloroquine treatment for SLE for the last 15 years. Besides clinical evaluation, the patient was assessed with different functional (visual field, microperimetry, electroretinography, multifocal electroretinography) and structural (optical coherence tomography, retinal nerve fiber layer thickness analysis) retinal analysis methods

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