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CDC warns that tainted recalled eyedrops now linked to more deaths and blindness. Three people have died, and four others have had their eyeballs removed because of rare bacterial infections ...
February 5, 2023 at 9:59 AM. A eye drops recall pulling two brands of artificial tears are the latest development in what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls an outbreak of ...
There are 27 eye drops that might cause you to go blind, FDA says. Here are the products consumers should avoid. FDA flags eye drops at Walmart, Target and other big brands for risk of blindness
On February 2, 2023, the CDC advised people to stop using EzriCare Artificial Tears and said that the eye drops were contaminated. The P. aeruginosa strain had been found in 55 people across 12 states as of January 31, resulting in one death and vision loss in five people. A recall was ordered for EzriCare Artificial Tears, which later included ...
Trachoma is an infectious disease caused by bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. [ 2] The infection causes a roughening of the inner surface of the eyelids. [ 2] This roughening can lead to pain in the eyes, breakdown of the outer surface or cornea of the eyes, and eventual blindness. [ 2] Untreated, repeated trachoma infections can result in a ...
1 in 4,000 people [1] Retinitis pigmentosa ( RP) is a genetic disorder of the eyes that causes loss of vision. [1] Symptoms include trouble seeing at night and decreasing peripheral vision (side and upper or lower visual field). [1] As peripheral vision worsens, people may experience "tunnel vision". [1] Complete blindness is uncommon. [2]
Certain eye drops are being recalled in California, New York, Texas, Florida and eight other states after an “extensively drug-resistant” bacteria outbreak led to permanent blindness and death ...
Scleritis. Scleritis is a serious inflammatory disease that affects the white outer coating of the eye, known as the sclera. The disease is often contracted through association with other diseases of the body, such as granulomatosis with polyangiitis or rheumatoid arthritis. There are three types of scleritis: diffuse scleritis (the most common ...