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US drug co plans to recall contact lens care solution

Advanced Medical Optics Inc (AMO), US-based ophthalmic drug major, has decided to withdraw its contact lens care solution AMO Complete

Moisture Plus from the Indian market on grounds of its adverse reaction in US market.

According to the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), the drug triggers a rare but serious eye infection, Acanthamoeba Keratitis (AK). AK may lead to vision loss with some patients requiring a corneal transplant. The consumers who used Complete Moisture Plus solution have seven times greater risk of developing AK.

The USFDA has advised consumers to replace their lenses and storage containers who have used

AMO's solution. The symptoms of Acanthamoeba Keratitis can be similar to those of other more common eye infections and may include eye pain or redness, blurred vision, light sensitivity, sensation of something in the eye or excessive tearing, but Acanthamoeba is more difficult to treat.