Planquenil and bad eyes

Hi Cilly, the odds of having adverse side effects while taking plaquenil in your eyes are actually quite low if you are on a correct dose for your body weight. This is what I have been told by both my rheumy and eye doctor. For most the benefits far outweigh the slight risks.

I would be more apt to suspect that your immune system is playing with your eyes or depending on your age you may need glasses. My sight is a constant roller coaster ride of blurriness and non. When I'm flaring I tend to not be able to see a bloody thing lol.

The risk for toxicity in the eyes with plaquenil use increases with long term use and it is important to have them checked every 6-12 months. Regardless I would suggest seeing an eye doctor to see what exactly is causing your eyes to be weird. Did you get a baseline eye exam before you started the plaquenil?

There is a test online I think it's called an appler grid or something, maybe someone will chime in with the link. I'm too tired to Google lol sorry :/

If you've been on steroids a lot it can lead to cateracts. I've developed them, but they're not bad enough for surgery yet. I see double vision when I read thanks to it.