Another person has died as a result of an outbreak associated with contaminated eye drops at the same time as more people have reported vision loss from the same product. The total number of people who have died as a result of using EzriCare and Delsam Pharma eye-drops has risen to four and an at least 14 have gone blind. Four people have had their eyes surgically removed according to an update released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
What these patients have in common is using one of ten different brands of artificial tears but the majority of the cases are linked directly to EzriCare and Delsam Pharma which are made by India based Global Pharma Healthcare. The drops were contaminated with an antibiotic-resistant bacteria according to the CDC. These eye infections are most common in health care settings and spread from improper hygiene either due to unclean hands or medical equipment and surfaces not being properly cleaned. The specific strain had never before been reported in the United States.
In February 2023 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) along with the CDC issued a warning urging clinicians to not buy EzriCare Artificial Tears or Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Tears due to the potential of bacterial contamination. Global Health issued a voluntary and advised anyone, including retailers of these products to cease selling or using them. Symptoms include yellow, green, or clear discharge from the eye, eye pain or discomfort, the feeling of something in the eye, light sensitivity or blurry vision. All of these latest cases were confirmed after the recall and those impacted either live in long-term care facilities with other known cases or were already using a brand of recalled artificial tears.
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