Contact Solution Recall Blog

A newly released study shows that the newer contact lens designs and materials do not actually reduce the risk of infections or serious eye complications.
The study shows that newer contact lens materials that allow more oxygen to get to the eye as well as lenses that are designed to be thrown out daily do not […]

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More than 100 people have filed lawsuits concerning AMO Complete MoisturePlus lens soluion and acanthamoeba keratitis. These lawsuits all alege that the contact lens solution caused the plaintiffs to develop a severe eye infection.
 In 2007, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tied an outbreak of acanthamoeba keratitis to AMO’s Complete MoisturePlus contact lens […]

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The Food and Drug Administration has reformatted its nonapproval letter in order to avoid scaring investors. The new letters will be a “complete response” which are intended to be more neutral than a rejection letter.
With the former approvable and non-aprrovable letters, analysts were left very minimal information on the opinion of the FDA. The new […]

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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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