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Study: Only half of patients undergo appropriate screening for hydroxychloroquine toxicity
Slightly more than half of patients who presented for hydroxychloroquine toxicity screening received appropriate evaluation, according to a study.The American Academy of Ophthalmology released revised guidelines in 2011 regarding screening for hydroxychloroquine retinal toxicity, with the goal of detecting “functional and anatomic abnormalities related to toxicity at an early stage, with the hope of minimizing irrevocable central blindness,” the study authors said.