HEALTH ALERT: New York City Fungal Eye Infection Outbreak at LASIK Clinic Blinds Patients — CDC Publishes Emergency Report

A rare and sight-threatening fungal outbreak at a New York City ophthalmology clinic has placed elective laser eye surgery patients across the country on notice, after a federal investigation published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report confirmed that three patients contracted serious fungal corneal infections following routine LASIK procedures at a single outpatient clinic in December 2024.