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What r symptoms of plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine) affecting the eyes- im going for first eye appt in 2 weeks (but been on the med for 7 months) i already have bad eyes due to stigmatism on 200mg bid, nervous!
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Your retina: Because plaquinil can cause problem in your retina leading to blindness, you need regular monitoring to make sure that this is not happening while taking the drug.
Answered 10/4/2013
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Central vision : Toxicity at this low of a foes is rare to never. Symptoms would be slow central vision loss and color vision loss.
Answered 10/6/2013
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