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  1. Mar 22, 2023 · The 68 patients reported using more than 10 different brands of artificial tears, with EzriCare Artificial Tears being the brand most commonly reported, the CDC said. The specimens were collected ...

  2. Aug 25, 2023 · As of January 31, 2023, CDC identified 55 patients in 12 states with infections that have been linked by epidemiologic and laboratory evidence to use of EzriCare Artificial Tears.

  3. Aug 25, 2023 · Artificial tears safe when used properly. Artificial tears, like those in the recalled EzriCare drops, are the mainstay treatment for dry eye disease, according to Jeffrey H. Ma, an ophthalmologist at the UC Davis Eye Center. Ma specializes in ocular surface diseases — diseases that damage the surface layers of the eye.

  4. Feb 9, 2023 · The FDA and CDC are advising patients to stop using EzriCare Artificial Tears, an over-the-counter brand of eye drops. The manufacturer, Global Pharma Healthcare, has issued a nationwide recall of the product. The drops might be contaminated and could be a source of an outbreak of drug-resistant infections that may lead to vision loss.

  5. Jan 31, 2023 · The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging health care providers and consumers to stop using EzriCare Artificial Tears as it conducts an investigation into at least 55 infections ...

  6. Feb 2, 2023 · CDC warns that a brand of eyedrops may be linked to drug-resistant bacterial infections. "Stop using" EzriCare Artificial Tears, the CDC warned, after one person died and other people were blinded ...

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  8. Feb 1, 2023 · The bottom line: The CDC has issued a warning against EzriCare Artificial Tears. The eye drops have been linked to at least 50 infections in 11 states. The infections were caused by a type of germ ...

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