Lubricating drops: the mainstay treatment for dry eyes
The reason why thousands of people are potentially at risk of eye infections due to the recalled products is that these lubricating eye drops, also known as artificial tears, are the primary treatment for dry eye disease. The condition is one of the most common eye diseases and can cause redness, burning, irritation, tearing, grittiness, and blurred vision. Artificial tears can help relieve these symptoms.
Experts noted that consumers should always pay attention to any eye drop recall like this announced by the FDA. However, you don’t need to stop using all lubricating drops, which are safe if used correctly.
Ophthalmologists recommend preservative-free eye drops that come in disposable, single-use vials. As long as you use this product only once, whether it’s in one or both eyes, and discard, preservative-free drops are safe and a good option for dry eyes. Moreover, these drops tend to be gentle on the eyes and can be used more times throughout the day.
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My are very infected from one of the eye drops on the list the FDA recalled.
Why did you not name the 27 drops ? People want to know the names so they can avoid buying those products. Thank you.
I agree
I have been using other eye drops for itchy eyes, dry eyes etc…I have seen my left eye getting worse. I have used Refresh, Pataday and others
Thank you for the article very informative
Since the last recall on eye drops I have been afraid to buy any eye drops
We’re the list.
So the list is on the FDA website on the first page. That gives you the list.
Is Zaditor and Systane ok?
What are the names of the eye drops NOT to use. Please send me the list.
Thank you
My husband’s eyes were in pretty good shape for his age, fast forward 8 months later, suddenly had glaucoma in both his eyes after using the CVS brand re-wet drops, never realizing that something was wrong until after I used the same drops a few months later, then one of my eyes started to mess up as if my retina was trying to tear away from my eye when my eyes were in good shape just four or five months prior to me using the Cvs brand rewet single eye drops, now I’m at a dilemma. How can I prove that it was these drops that’s causing these problems in our eyes. Of course we stop using the drops a long time ago, but I still have them just in case I find out where to have them tested. I need figure out how to prove that these drops messed up our eyes. I didn’t know there was a recall on them. Please reach out if you have information on who I should reach out to. Thank you so much in advance.
Please send me the list of the 27 eyedrops that has been recall.