This wasn’t even the post I planned to write tonight, but I just heard rather upsetting news about recalled eye drops.
I remember a few months ago hearing that several people went blind, some needed their eyeballs removed and others died due to infections. It was really shocking and scary. I use lubricant eye drops and so does my mom. None of the brands that I heard about were ones that we used. I later heard about the recall expanding and wondered if it would end up impacting me at some point.
When I checked the list of eye drops mentioned in the report tonight, some are ones that I use. This picture is the bottle that I’ve been using and just threw away. On the label, I only see a Lot number and expiration date. The list provides NDC numbers and I couldn’t tell from a quick search if it was the same as the Lot number. It’s getting ready to expire next month anyway and I have a new bottle from a brand not on the list.
If you use these types of drops, definitely check the list right away before continuing to use them. We do so much to protect our health and well-being, but there is only so much we can control.
