With proper dosing — 5 mg/kg or less per day — the risk for retinal toxicity associated with hydroxychloroquine use is less than 2% for up to 10 years, according to a joint statement from four medical societies.
Released by the American College of Rheumatology, American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Academy of Dermatology and the Rheumatologic Dermatology Society, and published in Arthritis & Rheumatology, the statement also declares that widespread use of more sensitive tests, such as optical coherence tomography (OCT), can now detect early retinopathy and preserve
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