New cases of potentially deadly infection linked to product reported to CDC

CHICAGO - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it was concerned that consumers were still using a contact lens solution made by Advanced Medical Optics that was recalled earlier this year.

Regulators said several new cases of the potentially deadly infection known as acanthamoeba keratitis, linked to the product, had been reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

BILL targeting Oklahoma optometry procedures clears Legislature

Oklahoma City,OK USA
By The Associated Press
A battle between optometrists and ophthalmologists over the kinds of eye surgery that can be performed in Oklahoma played out in the state Legislature on Wednesday. The House and Senate both approved a bill that would allow optometrists to perform non-laser eye surgeries authorized by the Oklahoma Board of Examiners in Optometry.

Retina, laser in-situ keratomileusis, or LASIK, and cosmetic lid surgery would still be prohibited under the bill.

Passage came despite opposition from ophthalmologists who say only medical doctors should be allowed to perform such procedures.