São Paulo: 18 blinded after cataract surgery campaign; Pseudomonas contaminated instruments implicated

In a tragic situation in Sio Paulo, Brazil, a cataract campaign that took place on Jan. 30 has resulted in 18 people becoming blind due to contaminated surgical instruments, according to a G1. Globo.com report (computer translated). Patients were blinded after cataract surgery on the joint effort of the Hospital das Clinicas Alvarenga, in Sio Bernardo ["]