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INTERRELATIONSHIPS OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND RHEUMATIC DISEASES
Author(s) -
NOWICKI NORBERT J.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1968.tb02096.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hydroxychloroquine , scleritis , glaucoma , dermatology , cataracts , chloroquine , uveitis , keratoconjunctivitis sicca , disease , ophthalmology , surgery , pathology , covid-19 , malaria , infectious disease (medical specialty)
A bstract : Some of the ocular lesions associated with rheumatic diseases are described—uveitis, scleritis and scleromalacia, retinitis, and keratoconjunctivitis sicca. Also discussed are the ocular complications associated with treatment of rheumatic disease. These complications include steroid cataracts, steroid glaucoma, and chloroquine changes. A plea is made for clinicians to be aware of the possible cata‐ractogenic influence of corticosteroid therapy, and also the possibility of steroid‐induced glaucoma, particularly in a patient with incipient glaucoma or with a family history of the disease. The possible retinotoxic effects of long‐term chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine therapy should be kept in mind. To avoid these dangers, patients receiving steroids or chloroquine for prolonged periods should undergo regular eye examinations.