Transient acute myopia resulting from isotretinoin (accutane) therapy.
A patient developed transient, acute myopia while on isotretinoin (Accutane) therapy for acne. This idiosynactic adverse reaction has not been previously described. There was a clear relationship between restarting the Accutane and recurrence of the transient myopia.
D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000188:drug therapy; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015474:Isotretinoin; D009216:Myopia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000009:adverse effects*
D014212:Tretinoin; D015474:Isotretinoin