A New Objective Parameter in Hydroxychloroquine-Induced Retinal Toxicity Screening Test: Macular Retinal Ganglion Cell-Inner Plexiform Layer Thickness

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Bulut M., Erol M. K., Toslak D., Akidan M., KAYA BAŞAR E., Cay H. F.

ARCHIVES OF RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.33, no.1, pp.52-58, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.5606/archrheumatol.2018.6327
  • Journal Name: ARCHIVES OF RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.52-58
  • Keywords: Hydroxychloroquine, macula, perimetry, retinal ganglion cell, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography, OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY, CHLOROQUINE, RETINOPATHY
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to detect hydroxychloroquine (HCQ)-induced retinal toxicity at an earlier stage through the use of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography device, especially by measuring macular retinal ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (RGC-IPL) thickness.