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03/12/2023

Weeks after EzriCare eyedrops were recalled after being linked to several infections and a death, the parent company is recalling its eye ointment.

03/08/2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are alerting consumers about two more recalls of eyedrops due to contamination risks that could lead to vision problems and serious injury. The announcements follow a recall last month of eyedrops made in India that were linked to an outbreak of drug-resista...

02/03/2023

"Stop using" EzriCare Artificial Tears, the CDC warned, after one person died and other people were blinded after they used the over-the-counter product.

12/16/2022

(BPT) - As digital device use has increased significantly in recent years, so has...

11/09/2022

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10/21/2022

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Marie Mason says a water-borne microscopic amoeba caused her vision to deteriorate.

08/05/2022

In California, where inmates manufacture glasses for Medi-Cal, enrollees and providers can wait months for their orders. Now, state lawmakers are considering allowing clinics to order from private …

03/18/2022

For kids like seven-year-old Pirainila Sugumar, it’s a pandemic problem, hiding in plain sight.“I was going without any glasses, and I got a minus-two eye power,” the Chanhassen second-grader says.“Kind of an unintended consequence of online learning and pandemic life,” Dr. Zac Holland, he...

11/05/2021

Efforts to administer the vaccines are expected to be up and fully running by Monday.

10/22/2021

The decision means that those eligible for boosters can choose any of the three now authorized in the United States.

08/21/2021

After a year of staring at our screens, American Optometric Association President Robert C. Layman shares these must-know tips for keeping your eyes sharp and seeing clearly.

07/22/2021

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — COVID-19 cases nearly tripled in the U.S. over two weeks amid an onslaught of vaccine misinformation that is straining hospitals, exhausting doctors and pushing clergy into the fray.