Monday, May 8

CDC confirms more cases of rare eye infection


The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported a 19 percent increase in the confirmed cases of a serious eye infection that has prompted eye care company Bausch & Lomb to recall one of its products.

The CDC said it has confirmed 102 cases of Fusarium keratitis, a potentially blinding eye infection. That is up from 86 confirmed cases as of May 2.

But the CDC added it is "too early" in its review to say whether a single product or solution is responsible for the outbreak...more

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