Rebecca Petris 5/25/23 Rebecca Petris 5/25/23

Preservative-Free Eye Drops: How to Reduce the Risk of Bacterial Contamination

Rebecca Petris 5/12/23 Rebecca Petris 5/12/23

Ophthalmology Times: Dry Eye Foundation continues to warn against the use of unverified and unsafe eye drops

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.

Rebecca Petris 5/10/23 Rebecca Petris 5/10/23

eyewire: Dry Eye Foundation Calls on Retailers to Address Rampant Sales of Potentially Unsafe Eye Drops

Rebecca Petris 5/4/23 Rebecca Petris 5/4/23

Dry Eye Foundation Calls on Amazon and Walmart to Address Rampant Sales of Potentially Unsafe Eye Drops

More than 50 “red flag” eye drops found on popular e-commerce marketplaces

Rebecca Petris 4/30/23 Rebecca Petris 4/30/23

DrB’s tips for safer eye drop shopping

Two videos and lots of practical tips from DrB.

Rebecca Petris 4/14/23 Rebecca Petris 4/14/23

Dry Eye Foundation Warns about Alarming Surge of Unsafe Eye Drops

Patients are at risk from over-the-counter eye drops made by unregulated companies

Rebecca Petris 4/2/23 Rebecca Petris 4/2/23

Infographic: Eye Drop Safety Checks (Amazon)

Infographic with tips for navigating eye drop listings on Amazon

Rebecca Petris 3/8/23 Rebecca Petris 3/8/23

How Eye Drops Are Regulated

Rebecca Petris 3/1/23 Rebecca Petris 3/1/23

Infographic: Eye Drops and Preservatives

Handy infographic showing which kinds of packaging are (and aren’t) safe for preservative-free eye drops.

Rebecca Petris 2/28/23 Rebecca Petris 2/28/23

Frequently Asked Questions about Eye Drop Safety

How concerned should I be about eye drops? How do I know whether a particular OTC eye drop is safe? Where do I look them up? Does DailyMed have information on safety? Are vitamin eye drops safe? Homeopathics? Biologics?

Rebecca Petris 1/29/23 Rebecca Petris 1/29/23