(VOVWORLD) - The US Food and Drug Administration has warned consumers to not purchase or use certain eye drops from several brands, including CVS Health Corp and Cardinal Health, as they may cause eye infection and in some cases possible vision loss.
The agency recommended against the usage of 26 over-the-counter eye drop products mainly used to treat symptoms of dry eyes and provide relief against eye irritation.
The eye drops are marketed by CVS Health, Rite Aid, Cardinal Health, along with Target's up & up brand and Velocity Pharma, the FDA said in a statement.
It has also asked the manufacturer to recall all lots of the product after its investigators found insanitary conditions in the manufacturing facility.
FDA said using certain eye care products from the brands it flagged could result in partial vision loss or blindness.
However, as of now, it has not received any “adverse event reports” of eye infection associated with these products, the agency said.