These specialized glasses, available in the U.S. for the first time, aim to reduce the progression of myopia in kids aged 6 to 12.
The products are sold under six brands: CVS Health, Leader, Rugby, Rite Aid, Target Up & Up and Velocity Pharma.
The FDA has issued a warning against buying or using certain eye drops from Dr. Berne's and LightEyez due to microbial contamination.
"I'm willing to die to cure blindness in Africa," the doctor said. "Once you get out in the rural areas, there are zero services for the blind. So, for children, being blind is essentially a death sentence."
An 11-day inspection resulted in 11 observations by the FDA, including a "manufacturing process that lacked assurance of product sterility."
Four people have reportedly had to have their eyeballs surgically removed.