Contact Solution Recall Blog

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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A group of Arkansas coaches have recently received a crash course on treating eye injuries related to sports injuries.
During the training session, the coaches were shown how to use an eye kit which is designed to work in conjunction with a regular first aid kit. The kit has irrigating solution, sterile solution for contact lens […]

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University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s research teams have been awarded a $2.4 million grant to research corneal infections frequently associated with contact lens use.
 The grant was awarded by the National Eye Institute and will be distributed over 5 years. The researchers will specifically study disease-causing fungi.
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Three women have filed a lawsuit against Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. (AMO) in California after they suffered vision loss and major eye damage after using Complete MoisturePlus. The women have all contracted Acanthamoeba keratitis, an infection in the eyes that can lead to blindness.
One of the three women claim to have suffered corneal scarring due […]

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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 […]

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