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CDC links fungal eye infections to Fla. pharmacy blamed in 2009 death of 21 elite polo horses
By Associated Press, Updated: Thursday, May 3, 9:06 PM
MIAMI ? Federal health officials confirmed 33 cases of a rare fungal eye infection across seven states on Thursday, stemming from products mixed in a Florida pharmacy that also mixed supplements that killed 21 elite polo horses in 2009.
The patients had all undergone some type of eye procedure, including surgery or injections. Twenty-three suffered some degree of vision loss and 24 patients had to undergo another eye surgery, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Health officials traced many of the cases to a dye and an injection including triamcinolone and other products from Franck?s Compounding Lab in Ocala...
CDC links fungal eye infections to Fla. pharmacy blamed in 2009 death of 21 elite polo horses
By Associated Press, Updated: Thursday, May 3, 9:06 PM
MIAMI ? Federal health officials confirmed 33 cases of a rare fungal eye infection across seven states on Thursday, stemming from products mixed in a Florida pharmacy that also mixed supplements that killed 21 elite polo horses in 2009.
The patients had all undergone some type of eye procedure, including surgery or injections. Twenty-three suffered some degree of vision loss and 24 patients had to undergo another eye surgery, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Health officials traced many of the cases to a dye and an injection including triamcinolone and other products from Franck?s Compounding Lab in Ocala...