8 results

• Brimonidine Tartrate Eye Drops Recall Issued Over Broken Caps, Sterility Concerns

  March 8, 2023

  Russell Maas

  Concerns about potential bacterial contamination, vision loss and infections, like those linked to other recent eye drop products, led to the brimonidine tartrate eye drops recall.

• Homeopathic Puriton Eye Relief Drops May Be A Risk To Consumers, FDA Warns

  May 15, 2019

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA announced it has sent warning letters to the makers of homeopathic Puriton Eye Relief Drops, saying their manufacturing processes may make their products unsterile and unsafe to use.

• FDA Issues Warning On Recalled CyPass Glaucoma Micro-Stents

  September 17, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has issued a warning about the risks of the CyPass Micro-Stent glaucoma implant following a recall issued late last month.

• CyPass Glaucoma Micro-Stent Recall Issued Over Safety Concerns

  September 4, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  Safety concerns and potential vision loss have led to a CyPass Micro-Stent recall.

• Valeant Eye Drop Approval Held Up Over Manufacturing Concerns Following FDA Inspection

  July 26, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has issued a letter to Valeant indicating that a Bausch and Lomb facility in Florida has failed to meet current good manufacturing practices, potentially holding up a new eye drop drug to treat glaucoma.

• Side Effects of Topamax, Wellbutrin May Increase Glaucoma Risk: Study

  July 16, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study links the use of Topamax and Wellbutrin to an increased risk of a particular form of glaucoma.

• Study Examines Link Between Glaucoma and Use of Levaquin, Cipro, Other Antibiotics

  October 29, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study examines possible links between Levaquin and similar antibiotics and the risk of glaucoma, a form of optic nerve damage.

• Long-Term Birth Control Side Effects May Increase Risk of Glaucoma: Study

  November 20, 2013

  Martha Garcia

  Extended use of birth control pills may increase a woman’s risk of developing glaucoma, according to the findings of new...