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Chloroquine-induced bull’s eye maculopathy
WW Lai, DSC Lam
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University
of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
We report the case of a 51-year-old woman who presented
with bilateral progressive deterioration in vision after taking
chloroquine for severe rheumatoid arthritis for 10 years. She was
found to have a bull’s eye pattern of depigmentation in the
macula of both eyes. Despite cessation of chloroquine, her vision
did not improve. The clinical presentation of chloroquine retinopathy
is discussed, along with the importance of scheduled eye examination
for individuals taking chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine.
Hong Kong Med J 2005;11:55-7
Key words: Arthritis, rheumatoid; Chloroquine; Macula
lutea; Retinal diseases
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