Eyedrop Outbreak: 68 Sickened, 4 Lose Eyeballs.

An outbreak of extensively drug-resistant bacteria linked to eye drops has now sickened 68 people across 16 states, with at least 16 people hospitalized, eight losing vision, and four having their eyeballs surgically removed. The outbreak strain is rare and has never been seen in the US before. Health officials think it was brought into the country in contaminated eye drops manufactured by Global Pharma, a Chennai, India-based manufacturer. Both products have been recalled, and the Food and Drug Administration put out separate warnings for consumers to immediately stop using the products.