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How do you decide whether to continue hydroxychloroquine in a young patient who develops subretinal neovascularization with no other risk factors?

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Ophthalmology · New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University
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Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), an anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory agent, is used to treat autoimmune diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, Sjogren’s disease, etc.) and malarial prophylaxis. Vision problems can ensue resulting from these deleterious irreversible effects of HCQ on retina if the cum...

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