“Well, what about my cataracts? What do you think about ‘Can-C’ drops to cure my cataracts?” Naturally, I had no idea what she was talking about. Having bested (for the time being) dry eye with OTC and other physical treatments, my patient was now of the mind that all of their remaining issues could likewise be dispensed with an inexpensive OTC option. Basking in the goodwill engendered by improving my patient’s symptoms without resorting to a single prescription medication, I realized that I had created an OTC monster. One final reason to do this kind of review was driven home this week in the office after I had completed a short DED follow-up visit. Several of my colleagues have noted that they have glaucoma patients who stopped all of their medications, fearful that all drops were now dangerous.Īt least three people have died from these infections, adding EzriCare and Delsam Pharma tears to the very short list of eye drops responsible for at least one death. The EzriCare and Delsam Pharma artificial tears (Global Pharma Healthcare) debacle, in which more than 60 unfortunate souls got a Pseudomonas infection, sure got a ton of press we should be able to discuss the fact that this was caused by a fringe product that arguably none of us had ever heard of before the FDA recall. Recently, we have all been asked about people getting infections from their artificial tears. I have yet to have this conjecture disproven. It is my contention that every single patient taking an OTC eye drop has dry eye disease (DED), no matter what they think they are treating. We always ask our patients if they take any eye drops. So, why bother? And why bother now? A couple of reasons. For me.ĭo you have any idea how many OTC drops there are out there? This will not be any kind of exhaustive review, mind you.
We all know that the stuff filling up the eye care counter at CVS, Walgreens, and all of the other -Marts, -Cos and -Aids offers at best short-term palliation of some of the symptoms your patients are suffering. You know, because I have to type it using only one hand while I hold my nose with the other. This is going to take at least twice as long to write as any other column. Yes, I am really going to write a column on over-the-counter drops for dry eye disease. If you continue to have this issue please contact to Healio
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