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TheLurkingMenace t1_jcsrjh6 wrote

Reply to comment by Harley_Quinn_Lawton in Bacteria in recalled eye drops linked to cases of vision loss, surgical removal of eyeballs by iamthyfucker

Well, if one brand can fuck up like this, what's to keep others from doing it too? You'd think keeping dangerous bacteria out of eyedrops would be a simple matter, but apparently not.

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monospaceman t1_jcteprc wrote

The article is pretty clear about it. These problems were centred around preservative-free drops, and therefore bacteria was able to breed.

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Blenderx06 t1_jcti3c4 wrote

Unfortunately if you have chronic dry eye issues, doctors prescribe the use of preservative free drops only, as the preservatives can make things worse.

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daveboy2000 t1_jcxhbni wrote

Well hopefully there'll be some preservatives that don't by the time we need them.

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Blenderx06 t1_jcxilzz wrote

Covid left me with neuropathic dry eye since last year.

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ElleHopper t1_jcu7xzw wrote

Preservatives can irritate the eye quite a bit if they need to be used daily or multiple times a day. Most people with moderate to severe dry eye are advised to use preservative free drops to prevent that.

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dk00111 t1_jctmfwt wrote

Even though these eye drops were marketed as preservative free, if you look at the ingredient list, it has a preservative in it.

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nimassane t1_jdxzg97 wrote

Well this is great for my anxiety. I have chronic dry eyes and constantly rely on Refresh preservative free eye drops every 2 hours.

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Darryl_Lict t1_jcszdpb wrote

India. Don't buy eyedrops from India. Unfortunately these were distributed in the US, and I personally would never check the country of manufacture for most medicine I buy.

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Piotr-Rasputin t1_jct4yb5 wrote

Tons of drugs are manufactured in India. Source: Work in a hospital pharmacy

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Aazadan t1_jcuyv9v wrote

India's laws, especially towards generic medications, make it pretty easy to develop medications there.

For the most part, we don't hear about too many product failures from them.

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