A woman in Florida is suing the maker of EzriCare artificial tears and Walmart after suffering a bacterial infection that she said was caused by the eyedrops.
Houston-based Lange Law Firm, which is representing the woman, Teresa Phillips, 60, of Bradford County, said the lawsuit is the first nationwide over injuries related to eyedrops linked to a drug-resistant bacterial infection calledThe lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
According to the lawsuit, Phillips purchased EzriCare artificial tears in the weeks before her infection. In May, Phillips said she felt"itchy" and had"unrelenting pain in her eyes." She underwent a round of antibiotics, according to the suit, but after a week"it became apparent that the antibiotics weren't working to stop the infection."
Phillips had to have surgery to remedy some of the issues related to the infection and still has symptoms, according to the firm. The EzriCare artificial tears have been linked to at least 56 cases of bacterial infection in 12 states. Five of those people so far have had vision loss. One person died when the bacteria entered the bloodstream. Doctors say there could
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