The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made the following Public Health Notification regarding Acanthamoeba keratitis on Friday, May 26.

"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting health care professionals and their patients who wear soft contact lenses about a voluntary recall of Complete MoisturePlus Multi Purpose Solution manufactured by Advanced Medical Optics of Santa Ana, Ca.”

Advanced Medical Optics (AMO) has taken this action as a result of reports of a rare, but serious, eye infection, Acanthamoeba keratitis, caused by a parasite, identified as a direct result of an investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Acanthamoeba keratitis, which affects otherwise healthy people who wear contact lenses, may lead to vision loss in some patients requiring corneal transplant.

The CDC has recommended that consumers who wear soft contact lenses stop using the solution, discard all partially-used or unopened bottles and replace their lenses and storage container.

If you are using this contact lens solution, please call our Story Avenue office at 589-1500 or our Audubon Hospital office at 637-3036 to receive information about the replacement solution we are recommending.