Research Article

Decreased Perifoveal Sensitivity Detected by Microperimetry in Patients Using Hydroxychloroquine and without Visual Field and Fundoscopic Anomalies

Table 2

Mean retinal sensitivity in each ring of the grid presented for the two groups of the analyzed sample for both groups.

Control groupHCQ group value

Ring 1° (dB)30.20 ± 1.02
(28.67 to 32.17)
27.36 ± 2.64
(21.17 to 30)
<0.01

Ring 2° (dB)29.16 ± 0.50
(28.17 to 29.83)
26.96 ± 2.65
(20.67 to 29.50)
<0.01

Ring 5° (dB)28.04 ± 0.67
(26.50 to 28.92)
25.29 ± 2.78
(19.33 to 28)
<0.01

dB: decibel.