Contact Solution Recall Blog

The FDA is focusing on contact lens safety, including changing safety recommendations. They’re also planning on releasing information for how consumers can avoid dangerous eye infections.
According to the FDA, it is possible to get nasty eye infections if the rules aren’t followed. According to eye doctors, it doesn’t take much to create a problem. Germs can [...]

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The FDA is now urging people to clean their contact lenses and looking into stronger testing requirements for new solutions before they go on the market.
Last week, a panel of experts met to discuss precautions that could be taken by contact lens wearers to minimize their chances of infection. The precautions include not re-using solution, [...]

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The FDA, in response to multiple recalls of contact lens solutions, is considering harsher testing requirements for contact lens solutions. The two recalls followed instances of hundreds of eye infections being treated by eye doctors everywhere.
 The Food and Drug Administration outlined a number of proposals last Friday which are all aimed at improving the safety of [...]

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Lawsuits concerning the eye infections fusarium keratitis and acanthamoeba keratitis continue two years after  ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution from Bausch & Lomb was recalled.
While the recall occurred in April of 2006, there are still lawsuits emerging from use of the contact lens solution at that time and from after the original recall occurred.
In [...]

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