Eye Drop Recalls
EYE DROP RECALLS Many of us seniors use eye drops to treat conditions such as dryness or irritation. More than likely your eye drops are harmless and you can safely keep using them. Still, you may have seen the news stories about bacterial contamination in bottles of “artificial tears.” It’s a new strain of “superbug” and caused people to fall ill with eye, respiratory and urinary tract infections that didn’t respond to antibiotics. As of March 14, 68 cases have been identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Three of the infected people died, eight lost their vision,...