Contact Lens Recall

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Published: Tue, May 29, 2007 - 1:05 am
  ATLANTA (AP) - The company involved in a voluntary recall of a

contact lens solution says it stands by its product, blaming

improper handling of contact lenses for the eye infections that

forced the product to be pulled from the shelves.

      James Mazzo, president and chief executive officer of Advanced

Medical Optics says his company is "trying to handle ... what the

C-D-C hit us with."

      Government officials Friday warned people to throw away A-M-O

Complete Moisture Plus Multi-Purpose Solution, using for cleaning

and storing soft contact lenses, after an investigation linked it

to a rare eye infection.

      The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the solution

seems to be a factor in cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis, a painful

eye infection caused by a waterborne organism that can lead to

permanent vision loss or blindness.

 

     

      (Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press.  All Rights Reserved.)

     

AP-NY-05-29-07 1046EDT

 



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