“Outside of concerns previously mentioned, other red flags reported to the FDA by the Foundation include brands selling trending scams, for example, eye drops that claim to change eye color, or selling “natural” eye drops, many of which claim to treat numerous unrelated medical eye diseases.
The extremely long list of potentially unsafe eye drops is highly concerning as dry eye is quite the common condition affecting millions of Americans every year. There are a variety of causes behind dry eye, but aging is the single highest factor, according to Penn Medicine. As people age, the production of tears decreases. Although it occurs in women and men, post-menopausal women are most affected.”
