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brostrider t1_jct6ziy wrote

Reply to comment by beebeereebozo in Bacteria in recalled eye drops linked to cases of vision loss, surgical removal of eyeballs by iamthyfucker

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.

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beebeereebozo t1_jcunji6 wrote

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.

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