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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns against buying or using some over-the-counter eye drops from major brands due to potential risk of vision loss. The FDA issued an alert Monday, updating ...
The Food and Drug Administration compiled a list of over-the-counter eye drops to avoid. 27 eye drops from retailers in California can cause vision loss, FDA warns. See the recall
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 ...
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 ...
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that lead to damage of the optic nerve, which transmits visual information from the eye to the brain. Glaucoma may cause vision loss if left untreated. It has been called the "silent thief of sight" because the loss of vision usually occurs slowly over a long period of time. [ 5]
Optic neuropathy is damage to the optic nerve from any cause. The optic nerve is a bundle of millions of fibers in the retina that sends visual signals to the brain. Damage and death of these nerve cells, or neurons, leads to characteristic features of optic neuropathy. The main symptom is loss of vision, with colors appearing subtly washed out ...
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 ...
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]