{"id":2700,"date":"2023-02-20T21:25:11","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T21:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/?p=2700"},"modified":"2023-06-16T01:33:43","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T01:33:43","slug":"bacterial-infections-linked-to-ezricare-eye-drops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/bacterial-infections-linked-to-ezricare-eye-drops\/","title":{"rendered":"EzriCare Eye Drops Linked to Bacterial Infections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a recent lawsuit filed in Florida in February 2023, claims are being made about EzriCare Artificial Tears Lubricant Eye Drops being linked to multiple eye damaging issues. In the initial lawsuit filed, a woman claimed that use of the EzriCare eye drops caused her to develop a major bacterial infection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While many other cases have come forward linking their eye and vision damage to the use of these eye drops, the most shocking outcome linked back to EzriCare eye drops is the death of an individual from using them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Eye Damage Caused by EzriCare Eye Drops<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A total of 55 cases have been reported of individuals contracting the drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria from the use of artificial tears. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/emergency.cdc.gov\/han\/2023\/han00485.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CDC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was quick to put out the following statement to the public after urging the discontinued use of the products:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDiscontinue using EzriCare Artificial Tears pending additional guidance from CDC and FDA.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If patients were advised to use EzriCare Artificial Tears by their healthcare provider, they should follow up with their healthcare provider for an alternative artificial tears product to use.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patients who used EzriCare Artificial Tears and who have signs or symptoms of an eye infection, such as discharge from the eye, eye pain or discomfort, redness of the eye or eyelid, feeling of something in the eye, increased sensitivity to light, or blurry vision, should seek timely medical care. At this time, CDC does not recommend testing of patients who have used this product and who are not experiencing any signs or symptoms of infection.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not only has the CDC warned to discontinue use of EzriCare eye drops, but <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/drugs\/drug-safety-and-availability\/fda-warns-consumers-not-purchase-or-use-ezricare-artificial-tears-due-potential-contamination\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the FDA <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has also provided warnings to stop use of the product as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria is one of the strongest antibiotic-resistant pathogens that can be contracted. On an ocular level, this bacteria is also one of the most common <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/cxo.12621\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vision-threatening pathogens<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria is within the eye, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eyewiki.aao.org\/Pseudomonas_Keratitis#:~:text=of%20bacterial%20keratitis.-,P.,rapid%20corneal%20weakening%20and%20perforation.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the pathogen<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201csecretes proteases that can cause liquefactive necrosis of the cornea, leading to rapid corneal weakening and perforation.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This pathogen can affect any part of the body, but the telling signs that the bacteria has spread to the eyes includes symptoms like:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eye pain<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redness of the eyes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swelling of the eyes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For patients who have suffered from contracting this bacteria from utilizing EzriCare eye drops, the have suffered the above symptoms along with:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hospitalization from infection<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Death from bloodstream infection<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Permanent vision loss from eye infections<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Seeking Compensation for Damages Caused by EzriCare<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consumers who have purchased, used, and have developed eye or vision problems from EzriCare Artificial Tears Lubricant Eye Drops may be eligible for compensation by <a href=\"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/about\/\">filing a lawsuit<\/a> against Ezricare. Compensation may be sought for:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medical Expenses<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lost Wages<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Negligence of EzriCare<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Death of a loved one\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And more<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Legal Rights of Those Affected by EzriCare<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have endured any of the above or have been inflicted with more extensive damage from the use of Ezricare products, you may be entitled to compensation.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retaining a law firm to assist with filing and following through with a lawsuit against Ezricare can be extremely beneficial to you and your case. Finding a <a href=\"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/the-best-lawyers-for-a-camp-lejeune-lawsuit\/\">law firm that has experience<\/a> with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mass tort actions, class action lawsuits, or other complex litigation can also be beneficial to the outcome of your case.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In a recent lawsuit filed in Florida in February 2023, claims are being made about EzriCare Artificial Tears Lubricant Eye Drops being linked to multiple eye damaging issues. In the initial lawsuit filed, a woman claimed that use of the EzriCare eye drops caused her to develop a major bacterial infection. While many other cases&#8230; <a class=\"view-article\" href=\"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/bacterial-infections-linked-to-ezricare-eye-drops\/\">View Article<\/a>","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":2701,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[203,198],"tags":[306,308,307],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2700"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2700"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2700\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2707,"href":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2700\/revisions\/2707"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}