The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the voluntary recall of contaminated eye drops that could cause bacterial infection and eventual blindness with continued use. According to a [.]
The warning concerns infections in Texas and 11 other states from a drug-resistant strain of bacteria. Most were from users of the EzriCare brand of artificial tears. The maker has recalled it pending further investigation. Dr. Danielle Robertson, an ophthalmologist with UT Southwestern Medical Center, talks about this with KERA’s Sam Baker, beginning with the bacteria.