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SUBMITTER: Savage DE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7180161 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Savage Daniel E DE Plotnik Ronald R Wozniak Rachel A F RAF
American journal of ophthalmology case reports 20200417
<h4>Purpose</h4>To describe the corneal findings and management of a 61-year-old female with vortex keratopathy following short term, high dose hydroxychloroquine used in the setting of a clinical trial for recurrent breast cancer.<h4>Observations</h4>The patient was found to have significant corneal vortex keratopathy without retinal pathology within 3 months of 1200 mg daily hydroxychloroquine treatment as an adjuvant medication for cancer therapy. Cessation of the medication led to the resolu ...[more]