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Original Research

Dermatologists’ Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Dry Eye Disease, Refractive Surgery, and Contact Lenses When Prescribing Isotretinoin in Saudi Arabia

Ahmed Basheikh1 Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9998-709X
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Asmaa Alattas2 Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Reem Alshareef3 Department of Family Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
&
Ashjan Bamahfouz4 Department of Ophthalmology, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Pages 4519-4522 | Published online: 24 Dec 2020

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