NEWS Recalled eye drops linked to death, blindness and eyeball removals in US

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Eye drops contaminated with a drug-resistant bacteria may have caused death, blindness and eyeball removals in the US, according to officials.

Some 68 patients in 16 states, spanning from New York and Washington to Texas and Florida, have been identified with a rare strain of pseudomonas aeruginosa by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Prior to the current outbreak, it had never been reported in the US before.

While one person has died, there have been eight reports of vision loss and four of people having their eyes surgically removed, said the CDC.

Most patients infected reported using artificial tears.

Of more than 10 brands initially identified, the most common was the over-the-counter product EzriCare.
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