Contact Solution Recall Blog

The recalled contact lens solution, Complete All-In-One MoisturePLUS, was pulled from the market in May. At the same time, it was also recalled in Canada. Donald MacKay, of Nova Scotia, developed the potentially blinding condition, Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), last April. He is being treated for the painful condition and may have to have a corneal transplant and his vision may never be restored to normal.

MacKay’s condition was caused by his contact lens solution according to a statement of claim filed in Nova Scotia Supreme Court. The suit is part of a proposed class action against the manufacturer, California-based Advanced Medical Optics Inc., and its Canadian subsidiary, AMO. It also represents “other individual residents of Nova Scotia … who have suffered personal injuries and other damages as a result of having used (the solution),” says the claim.

The class action suit alleges that the company new of the connection to AK “for years before the May 2007 recall, but failed to act to preserve profits. In this light, the claim states that the company “disregarded the interests and the health of people they were prescribing this miracle product that they had developed”.

The claim alleges the conduct of the company, California-based Advanced Medical Optics Inc., and its Canadian subsidiary, AMO Canada, was “reprehensible.” It says the company had a “reckless disregard for public safety,” delaying or denying the “incidence of AK infections so as to maintain profits.”

The recalled contact lens solution is no longer being produced. The company is marketing a new multi-purpose contact lens product.

For more information, call a Contact Solution Recall Lawyer at Williams Kherkher at 1.800.220.9341.