The importance of screening for laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis operation (LASIK) before prescribing isotretinoin

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 180-181

  Miles, Stacia ^a,b   McGlathery, William ^a   Abernathie, Brenon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTRETINOIN;

CORNEA SURGERY; CORNEA ULCER; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER; NOTE; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 29344472606     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.08.060     Document Type: Editorial

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