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Laser refractive eye surgery
Isotretinoin as contraindication
BMJ 2011; 342 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d3353 (Published 31 May 2011) Cite this as: BMJ 2011;342:d3353
- Moona Malik, dermatology specialist registrar1,
- Rosalind C Simpson, dermatology specialist registrar1,
- Sandeep Varma, consultant dermatologist1
- 1Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
- moona.malik{at}nuh.nhs.uk
We wish to raise awareness of a potential hazard of laser refractive surgery and concurrent treatment with isotretinoin, an anti-acne drug.1 Acne affects 85-90% of the population at some time, and the age of patients affected by acne overlaps that of patients undergoing laser-assisted in …
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