FDA Warns About Risk of Eye Damage From Halloween Contact Lenses
Federal regulators are warning that Halloween contact lenses and other costume lenses may pose a risk of serious eye damage for the wearer if care isn’t paid in choosing the…
Tag Archives: Vision Loss
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CooperVision Contact Lens Recall Issued Following Eye Injury Reports
CooperVision has removed about 600,000 Avaira Toric contact lenses from the market after a number of consumers experienced potentially serious eye damage, but the FDA is suggesting that the recall…
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Avastin Warnings Updated for Ovarian Failure, Jaw Necrosis, Blood Clots
Federal regulators are requiring new label warnings for Avastin, indicating that the cancer drug may increase the risk of ovarian failure, a rare form of jaw decay, blood clots and…
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FDA Warns Over Lasik False Marketing Claims
According to a recent warning issued by federal regulators, some LASIK eye care surgeons may not be telling their patients about the full risks associated with the procedure and the…
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Eye Infections from Avastin Lead VA to Stop Use for Treatment of AMD
As a result of concerns that the cancer drug Avastin may cause serious eye infections and blindness when used off-label for treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the Department…
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Eye Injuries Lead Target to Recall Embark Resistance Cord
About 447,000 Embark Resistance exercise cords sold by Target have been pulled from the market to be repaired following reports of eye injuries and vision loss.
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Avastin Linked to Eye Infection Outbreaks in Florida, Tennessee
Contaminated vials of the cancer drug Avastin have been linked to an outbreak of eye infections in Florida and Tennessee, which has left some patients blinded.
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Prednisone and Glucocorticosteroids Need Eye Injury Warnings: Report
Public Citizen, a prominent consumer watchdog group, is calling for new warnings about the risk of eye problems to be added to some classes of steroids, saying that side effects…
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Levitra, Cialis, Viagra Side Effects May Be Linked to Hearing Loss: Study
The side effects of Viagra, Cialis and Levitra, popular erectile dysfunction treatments, could be linked to a risk of hearing loss in men, according to the findings of a new…
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Raptiva Infection Lawsuit Filed Over Meningitis and Acute Retinal Necrosis
A Raptiva infection lawsuit has been filed by a Massachusetts man who claims that the recalled psoriasis drug caused him to develop meningitis and acute retinal necrosis, which left him…
