Contact Solution Recall Blog

Complete® MoisturePlus™ multipurpose solution was voluntarily recalled by Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. in California (AMO) on May 25 at the request of the Food & Drug Administration. The solution is linked to an outbreak of serious corneal infections known as Acanthamoeba keratitis.

The results of Centers for Disease Control (CDC) survey this past summer showed that less than half of surveyed contact lens wearers were aware of the recall and that unsuspecting consumers were continuing to use the product. More disturbing, officials also reported that CDC received reports of at least four new cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis linked to use of the product after the recall went into effect.

A spokesman for CDC reportedly called the continued use of the product by those unaware of the risk “a real tragedy.” On July 31, the official FDA website announced that the recall had been reclassified from “voluntary” to “Class 1,” which FDA reserves for cases where product use is associated with the “reasonable probability” of “serious adverse health consequences or death.”

For more information, call the Contact Solution Recall Lawyers at Williams Kherkher at 1.800.220.9341.