One of the largest American manufacturers of contact lens
cleaning solution, Advanced Medical Optics (AMO) announced
in May 2007 that it would voluntarily remove all bottles of
its Complete Moisture Plus Contact Lens Solution from store
shelves in what would amount to a massive contact lens
solution recall. AMO decided to recall the unsafe contact
lens solution after the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
reported a number of cases of a rare but serious and
potentially blinding eye disease associated with the
contact lens solution. Users of the contact lens solution
are advised to contact a doctor if they experience any of
the following symptoms: eye pain or redness, blurred
vision, sensitivity to light, the feeling of something in
the eye, or excessive tearing.
The disease, Acanthamoeba Keratitis, has been confirmed in
138 patients since the beginning of the outbreak in January
2005, according to the CDC. Of these 138, epidemiologists
have been able to interview 46, 21 of whom claimed to have
used the AMO Moisture Plus contact lens solution. The
disease itself is a keratitis, or an inflammation of the
cornea, caused by the presence of the Acanthamoeba
parasite. This corneal disease is both serious and
difficult to treat, as it is resistant to medication and
can lead to loss of sight in the patient. While the agency
has been quick to point out the preliminary nature of the
link between the corneal disease and the contact lens
solution, AMO did not hesitate in instituting the contact
lens solution recall, and has advised anyone using the
unsafe lens solution to discard all bottles, as well as any
lenses or lens cases that may have come in contact with the
Moisture Plus lens solution.
The Moisture Plus recall is not the first recall conducted
by AMO, as the company has had previous issues with
contamination of its contact lens solution products. In
November 2006, AMO instituted a lens solution recall of 2.9
million units of the same Moisture Plus contact lens
solution, after contamination was detected within the
production line at a Chinese factory. Though the two lens
solutions recalls do not appear related, the repeated
contamination concerns related to the company have lead
many to wonder about AMO's safety record and their
liability in any possible Moisture Plus lawsuit. Though at
present no such lawsuit has been announced, anyone with
questions should contact an experienced Moisture Plus
attorney or a contact lens solution law firm, in order to
determine AMO's liability in possible damages resulting
from the Moisture Plus recall.
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