RE: Hydroxychloroquine and Vision Loss
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A couple of days ago I was watching this announcement by Dr. Fauci. Afterwards I scrolled through the comment section (as I'm always interested in getting to know people's views) and came across the following comment:
hydroxychloroquine had no side effects at all until covid19 it was used for years now the ban it!!!
My goodness, the story we tell ourselves. The extent to which we (humans) willingly (?) reshape reality to fit it within the framework of our own beliefs.
Personally, I had never heard of this medication before this entire COVID-19 nightmare. Your article brings incredibly important, but also terrifying information. Patients arriving at a hospital under critical conditions have no time to have their eyes checked before being medicated. Stories like the 61 year-old lady who lost her vision as a side effect of a treatment is simply heart-breaking :/ Yet, we find ourselves in a situation where major world authorities push people to try this drug while asking "what do you have to lose?".
As @launch3d observed, this is an excellent article - as expected! :) Highlighting the reasons underlying why damage might persist even after hydroxicloroquine therapy is interrupted (due to accumulation in the tissues), brought further thoroughness to your work.
Your scientific writings never fail to impress me my dear friend.
I trust you, your husband and children are healthy and safe over there in NY.
Much love to you from sunny, warm Portugal <3 :*
Hello dear Abigail,
So nice to see you here. Thank you for the kind words. I think you and I share frustration over the conflation of science and opinion. Really important decisions are corrupted by emotional response to one political view or another. Finding objective answers is hard enough even with proper study. When emotions enter the equation, there is just a muddle.
I hope the virus has spared you and yours. It has spared my family, so far, although it has taken at least one friend and few distant acquaintances. New York seems to be the St. Giles in the Fields of the COVID pandemic. It's kind of surreal being here.
Please be well in sunny Portugal. Again, it was very good to hear from you.
With great affection,
AG
I'm very sorry about your friend @agmoore :( How sad. This, indeed, is a testing time in our lives. My sister-in-law and my brother have tested positive. My sister-in-law has been feeling a little poorly over the past few days (she is at home) and my brother has presented virtually no symptoms.
Please take care my dear friend.
My thoughts go to you and the families of those you've lost.
With infinite love from Portugal.
I'm so sorry about your family. I read last night that Portugal has a higher incidence than I thought. Please be safe. I wish your brother and sister-in-law complete and speedy recovery.
Love from your friend in New York,
AG