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Course Summary:

Dr Ian Coulson & Ian Wallwork (15:00)

In this interview, we look at the adverse ocular side effects of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, which are anti-malarial medications used to treat autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. Here, Ian Wallwork talks to consultant dermatologist Dr Ian Coulson to remind us how optometrists can play a role in monitoring and detecting these ocular side-effects, before moving on to consider the optometrist’s duty of care with regard to adnexal and facial skin lesions.

First published in DOCET OQ91 (2014).

    Learning objectives

    6.1.1 Understand the management of a range of malignant neoplastic disorders of the skin and adnexal tissue. 

    6.1.15 Understand the ocular effects of anti-malarial drugs and how to screen for them.

      Audio track (~15 mins)