Medicine & TechnologyFDA encourages the public to stick to reputable brands of eye drops after discovering that some were contaminated with pathogens. Continue reading to learn more.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have reported that the contaminated eye drops caused an outbreak in 18 states, resulting in four deaths and 14 cases of blindness. Read the article to learn more details.
In October, the United States Food and Drug Administration granted regulatory approval to a product labeled as Vuity, the first-ever eye drops that treat presbyopia. This eye care product is developed by the firm Allergan.
A group of scientists has developed eye drops that could prevent vision loss after retinal vein occlusion. The condition is said to be one of the leading causes of blindness in adults around the world.