Dry Eye Foundation Medical Advisor Dr. Sandra Brown comments on proposed legislation to allow the FDA to perform premarket inspections for OTC eye drop manufacturing facilities.

Coverage of the FDA’s enforcement actions concerning unsafe eye drops this year with quotes from Rebecca and Dr. Brown.

New York Post covers Killitch recall and references DEF’s history of eye drop safety warnings to the public.

“Eyedrops pulled from pharmacy shelves around the US last month were made in an unsanitary factory in India where workers went barefoot and made up test results so the products appeared to be safe, according to a US government report.”

Vision Monday links to “Are My Eye Drops Safe” in coverage on latest FDA eye drop warning

Popsugar interviews 3 eye doctors, including Dr. Brown, about recent eye drop recalls and how to keep safe.

Optometry Times references DEF’s biologic eye drop campaign in 2022 and history of publishing eye drop safety alerts in 2023.

Vison Monday covers DEF’s new OTC eye drop lookup tool

Extensive coverage from Drugwatch detailing DEF’s history of reporting potentially unsafe eye drops to the FDA.

“The American public should know that nobody’s looking. It’s not the FDA’s fault that they don’t have the resources to do this. But they shouldn’t pretend that they can”

Includes recommendations from Dr. Brown for patients and doctors who have concerns

Since April 2022, the Dry Eye Foundation has been voicing concerns over the packaging of preservative-free drops as well as availability of noncompliant drops at online retailers.

From ingredients that should not be included to ingredients that should be but are not, and improper storage and manufacturing, numerous eye drops have raised safety concerns.