Optical coherence tomography in a patient with chloroquine-induced maculopathy

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 511-513

  Korah, Sanita ^a   Kuriakose, Thomas ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Chloroquine maculopathy; Optical coherence tomography; Retinal thickness

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCOTOMA; VISUAL FIELD;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; SCOTOMA; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 54349123887     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.43379     Document Type: Article

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