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.

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.

Sixty-eight patients have been affected, in 16 states, and artificial tears were used by many of them, the CDC says.

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).

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

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

U.S. officials are reporting two more deaths and additional cases of vision loss linked to eyedrops tainted with a drug-resistant bacteria. The outbreak has infected 68 people in 16 states, according to the latest update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.