All Articles Tagged With: "Contact Lens Solution"
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Multipurpose Contact Lens Solution Linked to Eye Problems
A new study indicates that some multi-purpose contact lens solutions can make the eye more susceptible to damage and infection than others by causing cell damage that strips away the eyes’ natural protective barriers.
Contact Lens Solution Infections Reported One Year Before AMO Recall
Recently uncovered documents reveal that Advanced Medical Optics (AMO) had evidence that severe contact lens solution infections were associated with the use of their Complete MoisturePLUS product more than one year before they removed the solution from the market.
Contact Lens Solution Recall Leads to Hundreds of Eye Infection Settlements
Bausch & Lomb Inc. has reportedly paid more than $250 million to settle eye infection lawsuits filed by users of their recalled contact lens solution ReNu with MoistureLoc, which has been linked to hundreds of fungal infections that left users with serious eye injuries and in some cases required eye removal.
AMO Healon D Recall: Cornea Transplant Product Linked to Eye Problems
The FDA has issued a Class I recall for one lot of Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. (AMO) Healon D, an ophthalmic viscosurgical device (OVD) used to maintain space in the eye during cornea transplant eye surgery and other procedures. The chemical agent has been linked to at least 66 reports of eye problems.
AMO Healon D Ophthalmic Viscosurgical Device Recall
Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. (AMO) has issued a recall for one lot of their AMO Healon D Ophthalmic Viscosurgical Device (OVD), 30 mg/mL fill size syringes, which are intended for use during various eye surgery procedures, such as cataract surgery, secondary intraocular lens implantation, corneal transplant surgery and glaucoma filtration surgery.
