Complete Moistureplus contact lens solution by Advanced Medical Optics is accused of either causing or failing to prevent serious eye infections called acanthamoeba keratitis. The condition is very severe and may result in scaring, vision loss, and require the eventual transplant of the entire cornea.
An outbreak of the infections in 2007 resulted in a voluntary product recall of the lens solution. Now the victims have banded together with the help of Orange County personal injury attorney Ron Labriola Newport Beach-based firm Robinson, Calcagnie & Robinson to take action against the company that caused their injuries. Labriola says that some of the contaminated products directly caused the eye infections, while others failed to prevent them.
“The solution doesn’t disinfect against this particular bacteria,” Labriola said. “It also has ancillary ingredients that cause the amoeba to go into a protective state.”
For more information on the suit, see the article in the Orange County Register. Image Via nikozz [Flickr].
Tags: contact lenses, eye solutions, infections, product liability