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 right ones. …
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 has been done too quietly and the agency may issue a warning to alert the public. …
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 FDA is threatening those that fail to advertise properly with fines, injunctions and product seizures. …
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 of Veterans Affairs (VA) has suspended use of the medication to treat the eye disease. …
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. …
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 of prednisone and other glucocorticosteroids could leave consumers with impaired vision. …
Amid growing concerns about the potential risk of bladder cancer from Actos, a new study indicates that the popular diabetes drug may also increase the risk of macular edema, which could lead to blindness.…
A medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed by an Illinois woman, who alleges that her neurologist failed to diagnose excess brain tissue that caused her to suffer brain damage. …
Using the cancer drug Avastin off-label for eye treatments may carry an increased risk of stroke and death when compared to Lucentis, a drug specifically tailored for the job, researchers have found. …
A Maryland eye doctor has been ordered to pay $1 million to a patient who suffered vision damage following a botched Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) eye surgery. …
