beebeereebozo t1_jcsr5aw wrote on March 19, 2023 at 7:37 AM

Heaven forbid that "chemicals" should be added to prevent this.

brostrider t1_jct6ziy wrote on March 19, 2023 at 11:23 AM

If you are using eye drops many times a day, it isn't safe to use the kind with preservatives because they will cause a lot of irritation and burning. To my knowledge there is no safe preservative that can go into the eye many times a day. People with chronic dry eye need to use the preservative free drops that are in single use vials.

I have mild dry eye from a medication I took in the past. While on it I needed eye drops 4 or 5 times a day and preservative free was my only option.

beebeereebozo t1_jcunji6 wrote on March 19, 2023 at 6:16 PM

Thanks, I did not know that. Interesting that the recalled EzriCare and Delsam products make no claim on the packaging that they do not contain preservatives or are specially formulated for someone like you. In fact, both products claim to contain boric acid, which is an antimicrobial. Guess this is not about being preservative free, just bad manufacturing practices.

phoenixgsu t1_jdk734a wrote on March 25, 2023 at 12:00 AM

You don't need chemicals in them to prevent this. You need quality systems in place and to follow FDA regulations to prevent them from being contaminated in the first place. Sterility testing is also required and Id bet money this company just falsified them.