Plaquenil Toxicity Lawsuits
Case Studies
A Teacher’s Fight Against Preventable Blindness
A Life of Teaching and Helping Children
For most of her life, our client dedicated herself to helping children learn. A soft-spoken woman from Maryland, she spent decades tutoring students with dyslexia and working in education. Teaching was not just her career — it was her calling.
Our client was also a cancer survivor, having overcome both cervical and breast cancer. Despite her health struggles, she remained resilient and active, pouring her energy into her work and her family.
That changed forever after she was prescribed Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine) for rheumatoid arthritis…
Plaquenil Toxicity and Preventable Blindness
A woman in her early 50s was diagnosed with lupus and arthritis. To manage her symptoms, her rheumatologist prescribed Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine) at 400 mg per day. Plaquenil has been used for decades to treat autoimmune conditions, but it carries a well-documented risk of permanent retinal damage.
Medical guidelines — published by the FDA, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), and the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) — clearly warn that:
Daily doses above 400 mg increase the risk of toxicity.
Patients using Plaquenil for more than five years require annual screening…