[11/3/2023] Cardinal Health Inc. has initiated a voluntarily recall for all lots of six Leader brand ophthalmic products. The list FDA provided on October 27 included five products branded as Leader. The list has been updated to include the sixth product.
Additionally, Harvard Drug Group LLC also initiated a voluntary nationwide recall for all lots of two Rugby Laboratories brand eye drops.
The agency has updated the list of products to include the national drug codes (NDCs) that have been confirmed. FDA will provide additional information as it becomes available.
[10/30/2023] FDA is updating the list of over-the-counter eye drop products consumers should not purchase or use to include Equate Hydration PF Lubricant Eye Drop 10 mL sold by Walmart in stores and online. Walmart is removing the product from their store shelves and website.
[10/27/2023] FDA is warning consumers not to purchase and to immediately stop using 26 over-the-counter eye drop products due to the potential risk of eye infections that could result in partial vision loss or blindness. Patients who have signs or symptoms of an eye infection after using these products should talk to their health care provider or seek medical care immediately. These products are marketed under the following brands:

• CVS Health
• Leader (Cardinal Health)
• Rugby (Cardinal Health)
• Rite Aid
• Target Up & Up
• Velocity Pharma

These products are intended to be sterile. Ophthalmic drug products pose a potential heightened risk of harm to users because drugs applied to the eyes bypass some of the body’s natural defenses.
FDA recommended the manufacturer of these products recall all lots on October 25, 2023, after agency investigators found insanitary conditions in the manufacturing facility and positive bacterial test results from environmental sampling of critical drug production areas in the facility. FDA also recommends consumers properly discard these products.
CVS, Rite Aid and Target are removing the products from their store shelves and websites. Products branded as Leader, Rugby and Velocity may still be available to purchase in stores and online and should not be purchased.
FDA has not received any adverse event reports of eye infection associated with these products at this time. FDA encourages health care professionals and patients to report adverse events or quality problems with any medicine to FDA’s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program. 

Please click the link below for the full article.

www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-warns-consumers-not-purchase-or-use-certain-eye-drops-several-major-brands-due-risk-eye#eyedrops

From the AOA:
The New York Times  (2/2, Holpuch) reports Global Pharma, “the manufacturer of a brand of over-the-counter eye drops said that it was recalling the product, EzriCare Artificial Tears, after it was linked to a drug-resistant bacteria strain that has caused at least one person’s death and vision loss in five others.” The CDC “has advised people to stop using the eye drops, as the agency investigates an outbreak of a strain of the bacteria pseudomonas aeruginosa,” which “had never been identified in the United States before the current outbreak and is resistant to a class of antibiotics called carbapenems.”
        The Washington Post  (2/2, Ables) reports the CDC’s warning comes “after 55 patients in 12 states were identified with infections caused by a strain...between May and January.”
        The AP  (2/2, Stobbe) reports, “EzriCare, the company that markets the eye drops in the U.S., said it is not aware of any evidence definitively linking the outbreak to the product, but that it has stopped distributing the eye drops.”

Ousley Vision Center is a healthcare facility and we take the safety of our patients and staff seriously. In our office, many safeguards are in place on an ongoing basis for the protection of our patients and staff. We ask that you make wise decisions and take proper precautions for your personal health and safety when entering our office. 

Please let our staff know if you are more comfortable working with a mask on and we are more than happy to accommodate you during your visit. 

Upon entering our facility we are still requesting that all patients use hand sanitizer or wash their hands before proceeding with their exam or optical needs.​

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Recent CDC updates state: fully vaccinated people can resume activities without wearing a mask with some exceptions. 

Ousley Vision Center is a healthcare facility and we take the safety of our patients and staff seriously. In our office, many safeguards are in place on an ongoing basis for the protection of our patients and staff. We ask that you make wise decision and take proper precautions for your personal health and safety when entering our office. 

Please let our staff know if you are more comfortable working with a mask on and we are more than happy to accommodate you during your visit. 

Thank you! 

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We are still open and seeing patients! We have adjusted our hours to 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., (or by appointment) until further notice. If you are unsure we will be here, please call our office to ensure we will be here when you arrive. 

​We have missed our patients and are now scheduling regular, non-urgent and non-critical care exams.
In order to maximize your safety and minimize your risk of exposure to COVID-19, we have made changes in our office and with our procedure

• Walk-ins may have to wait outside until we can accommodate you.
• In order to control the number of people in our office, please avoid bringing guests to appointments, unless you require a caregiver. Also, we ask that only one parent accompany each child to his or her appointment.
• We will be calling you the day before your exam to ask questions and gather medical history.
• Please bring and wear your own mask upon arrival. We will provide a mask if you do not have one.
• Upon arrival, we will take temperatures with a non-contact forehead thermometer and ask that you wash your hands thoroughly. Hand sanitizer is available throughout the building.
• Any frames that have been tried on will be sterilized before being returned to the displays.

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