Prevalencia de maculopatías asociada a antimaláricos en pacientes reumatológicos mediante Retinografía Multicolor durante el periodo 2019 - 2020 en Guayaquil.

Abstract

Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine are antimalarial drugs known for the toxicity they produce in the retina, therefore, it is important to properly follow up on patients who use them in order to make the correct decisions on time. One of the tests carried out is multicolour posterior pole retinography, a relatively new test in the area of ophthalmology. This test was performed in our study in order to demonstrate its efficacy in detecting retinal toxicity compared to other ophthalmological examinations. The study consisted of 17 patients who voluntarily attended the tests. They underwent a medical history, retinography with multicolour technology, OCT, visual acuity and campimetry. In conclusion, we can say that this multicolour retinography is advisable to follow up on patients who are consumers of these long-standing drugs and that retinal toxicity due to antimalarials is infrequent.