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.

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

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.

The CDC reported two additional deaths in an outbreak of rare, drug-resistant bacterial eye infections. Since February, three people have died, eight lost their vision, and four had their eyeballs removed.

The CDC said recalled EzriCare and other eyedrops have been linked to more deaths and vision loss because rare bacterial infections.

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,

The agency is recommending patients and clinicians immediately stop using EzriCare or Delsam Pharma's Artificial Tears due to possible contamination with a drug-resistant bacteria.