The antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria found in recalled Artificial Tears eye drops can lead to inflammation and destruction of eye tissue, resulting in irreversible blindness, according to allegations raised in the complaint.
Massachusetts woman was left with permanent vision damage from eye drops contaminated with bacteria, which were sold through Amazon.com
Louisiana woman began suffering vision problems days before the FDA announced an Artificial Tears recall for eye drops she purchased from Amazon.com, which caused a bacterial keratitis infection.
Lawsuit indicates that recalled Artificial Tears eye drops caused an infection, which left the plaintiff legally blind in both eyes.
Many over-the-counter products in the U.S., like the recently recalled Artificial Tears eye drops, are allowed to be sold to consumers on a sort of "honor system", according to the report.
Plaintiff experienced increasing pain, burning and blurred vision after using recalled EzriCare drops, which were contaminated with bacteria.
Plaintiff indicates there was no way of knowing EzriCare Artificial Tears eye drops were contaminated, which led to a severe eye infection and sepsis.
Plaintiff indicates Artificial Tears eye drops bacterial contamination led to the complete loss of vision in her right eye within a matter of months.
At least four patients have also had to have an eye surgically removed due to infections caused by recalled Artificial Tears eye drops, the CDC reports.
Lawsuit indicates EzriCare eye drop infection occurred months after an Artificial Tears recall over Pseudomonas aeruginosa contamination.
