Pseudomonas aeruginosa Corneal Ulcer Associated With Artificial Tears Eye Drops

JAMA Ophthalmol. 2023 May 1;141(5):496. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.1105.

Authors

Morgan K Morelli¹, Amy Kloosterboer², Ahmed F Omar^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
² University Hospitals Eye Institute and the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.
³ Department of Ophthalmology, Assiut Medical School, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

PMID: 36947092
DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.1105

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This case report describes vision loss in a 72-year-old woman following use of EzriCare eye drops.

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Corneal Ulcer* / diagnosis
Corneal Ulcer* / drug therapy
Humans
Lubricant Eye Drops
Ophthalmic Solutions
Pseudomonas Infections* / diagnosis
Pseudomonas Infections* / drug therapy
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Substances

Lubricant Eye Drops
Ophthalmic Solutions
Anti-Bacterial Agents