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Topic: retinopathy and plaquenil

merrygirl
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 12041

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I am on plaquenil for about 5 months.

I am having light flashed in my field of vision. Mostly on the lower area of vision.

I will call eye doctor in the am for exam.

does anyone know about retinopathy?

what is the test?

does this sound suspicous?

melissa

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LymeXtu
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 24590

posted

Did you have a visual field "plaquenil" exam before starting the drug?

I had the test and you look into the view finder like a regular eye exam, and press a button every time you see small flashes of light.

They move them all over the screen and record when you press the button showing when you see them.

I would for sure have it checked out.

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karenl
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 17753

posted

Melissa,

I heard flashing lights can be dangerous. Check it out immediately.

I was on plaquenil only for days and had trouble, got a cotton wool spot, which is white stuff on the eye.
Never went away. I also had problems with blurred vision ... and more

I personally would stop the plaquenil for now.

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