I wrote this in Part 1 with a warning we, in the UK, are not imune! - For a many months now I have been aware that when it comes to over the counter (OTC) dry eye drops in the USA things were not quite as benign as one would expect, storms have been blowing across the landscape, primarily associated with a perceived relaxed approach to regulatory over-sight of eye drop safety and claimed health benefits, this has involved more than a handful of products and manufacturers.
Rather like Pandora’s box, upon looking into the huge range of dry eye drops available it has proved to be source of great and unexpected troubles. The afore mentioned perception by some manufacturing and distributing companies has sought to exploit weaknesses in the system of consumer protection in regards to safety and, exaggerated, if not completely false, medical claims.
To continue with my meteorological analogy, just as our prevailing weather systems move from west to east, we in the UK are not completely sheltered from short-cuts in manufacture and distribution in the global supply that have manifested themselves across the pond. Read more to see regrettably how I was correct.
Read more: Eye Drop Problems - Part 2 (an inevitable consequence of a poor system)
