Harvard Eye Associates - LASIK Orange County
LAGUNA HILLS • SAN CLEMENTE
Orange County, California
800-974-EYES (3937)
Orange County, California
800-974-EYES (3937)
Plaquenil Side-Effects
What is Plaquenil and how does it affect your eyes?
Plaquenil (Hydroxychloroquine) is a common medication used to treat systemic conditions such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sarcoidosis, Lupus and other autoimmune disorders. The drug has a small potential to cause damage to the retina, known as "retinopathy."
It is important to tell your doctor about any changes you notice to your vision. We recommend regular eye exams while on Plaquenil to catch early changes. Your ophthalmologist will monitor for Plaquenil retinopathy for many patients who take this drug annually.
Symptoms of retinopathy include blind spots in the central vision, blurring and distortion of objects. Other possible symptoms include flashes of light, light sensitivity, night blindness and color distortion.
Are you at risk taking Plaquenil?
Obesity
Low body weight
Renal or hepatic dysfunction
Extended duration of therapy
Daily dose more than 400mg
Lifetime dose over 1,000 grams
To monitor patients on Plaquenil, our doctors will usually test visual acuity, distortion test, color vision, dilated retinal exam and central visual field. Usually annual examinations can detect signs of retinopathy. If Plaquenil retinopathy is detected, the drug is immediately stopped, and vision tends become normal or stabilize, however, it can be permanently affected.
If you think you're
at risk, please call Harvard Eye Associates
We're experienced with Plaquenil side-effects.
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As always, Harvard Eye is first and foremost concerned about what is best for each individual patient. Call us today for your personalized consultation!
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New techniques or improvements in a current technique are occasionally introduced to the medical world.
Harvard Eye Associates is a FDA clinical research study center for emerging technology. This great honor makes it possible for us to offer qualifying patients access to advancements in eye care not yet available to the general public.
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Internationally regarded as the go-to specialist in eye care, Harvard Eye offers a combined experience of over 100 years and over 100,000 surgical procedures. The doctors of Harvard Eye Associates have treated virtually every known eye condition there is, plus a few previously unknown.
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Whether you or a loved one are having a first eye exam, a repeat eye exam, or are seeing a new eye doctor at Harvard Eye for the first time, there are a number of routine questions you can expect.
Your answers to these questions during eye exams are anything but routine for your eye doctor, so you may want to arrive prepared.
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Read testimonials and watch videos of actual Harvard Eye Associates patients who have benefited from our professionalism, dedication, and commitment to high quality patient care.
Our offices provide patients with all eye care needs from routine eye exams to complex surgical procedures.
We are both proud and grateful that our patients have chosen to trust their vision with Harvard Eye!
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How We Give Back
Volunteer work is extremely important to Harvard Eye Associates. Twice yearly, we travel the world to teach and perform surgery to people who have no other resources, and have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to providing medical training and supplies to developing countries.
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