Tainted eye drops have been linked to three deaths and eight cases of vision loss after they became infected with a drug-resistant bacteria, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

A rare strain of bacteria found in recalled eye drops has been linked to dozens of infections, as well as cases of vision loss and surgical removal of eyes. This week, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported two additional deaths -- a total of three -- have been linked to the bacterial infection.

Along with the death of three individuals, eight individuals have gone blind, and four additional individuals have needed to surgically remove an eyeball after using contaminated eye drops, the CDC sa

The CDC started reporting an outbreak of eye infections, vision loss, and deaths in January. The agency is testing EzriCare Artificial Tears.

The death toll of an outbreak linked to contaminated recalled eye drops has risen and more people have lost their vision. According to an update issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday,

Two more Americans have died after being infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a drug-resistant bacteria linked to recalled eye drops, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The number of cases linked to a recently-recalled brand of eye drops made by an Indian healthcare firm has expanded, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week. The CDC issued a health alert to doctors nationwide early last month that a rare,