FDA Reminds Consumers Not to Use AMO Complete MoisturePlus Multipurpose Contact Lens Solution

Jenny Albano

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The FDA announced that many consumers may not be aware of the May 2007 recall of Complete MoisturePlus Multipurpose Contact Lens Solution manufactured by Advanced Medical Optics.

The agency has continued to receive reports of consumers acquiring the Acanthamoeba Keratitis (AK) infection from using this contact lens solution. The FDA warns consumers who wear soft contact lenses to stop using the AMO solution immediately and to discard any solution they may still have left.

AK is a rare, but serious, eye infection that can cause severe pain in the eye, blurred vision, light sensitivity, and if not treated can lead to blindness. The CDC estimates that the risk of infection of AK is at least seven times greater in users of AMO Complete MoisturePlus than those who do not use the solution.

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