Tony Hillier, 60, says that he became a victim of acanthamoeba keratitis after having used Complete Moisture Plus, which is manufactured by Advanced Medical Optics. Hillier had to undergo a corneal transplant two months ago in an attempt to save his left eye. It is not yet known if he will regain vision in that eye.
Grandfather to Sue Solution Firm

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If you have a container of Advanced Medical Optics’ Complete Moisture Plus, should you throw it away? Both AMO and the Food and Drug Administration recommend that consumers discard any unused Complete Moisture Plus solution that they still have. However, this action may be of enormous benefit to AMO; consumers essentially are destroying any evidence that they may have had that the contact solution was contaminated.
AMO Urges Consumers to Dispose of Evidence

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Diane Harris spent months trying to find a diagnosis for her eye infection. Finally, she found an opthamologist who was able to diagnose her with Acanthamoeba keratitis. Harris had been using Advanced Medical Optics’ Complete MoisturePlus solution for a long time. “I was using the product for about six months before I had symptoms of an eye infection,” said Harris.
AMO Complete MoisturePlus Caused Living Hell

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Consumers are worried after discovering that Advanced Medical Optics’ Complete Moisture Plus Contact Lens Solution has been linked to a potentially blinding eye infection. Attorney David Ennis says that people who have contacted him are confused, scared, upset and do not know what to do next. “We are dealing with all these emotions,” said Ennis. “We are directing these folks back to their opthamologist to be checked and to the FDA website for additional information about the recall. Unfortunately, for some of these victims it is too late ad they have been left with blindness or severe vision loss.”
Ennis & Ennis, P.A. Is Investigation Claims Regarding AMO Contact Lens Solution

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Advanced Medical Optics is recalling Complete Moisture Plus Multi-Purpose Solution after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 138 people using the solution ended up getting acanthamoeba keratitis. Investigators believe that the solution is contaminated and that people aren’t getting the infection simply from being exposed to the bacteria in daily life.
AMO Recalls Complete Moisture Plus Multi-Purpose Solution

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LegalView.com continues to monitor the recall and the investigation into Advanced Medical Optics Moisture Plus contact lens solution. In May, Moisture Plus was recalled after a higher rate of a potentially blinding eye infection was linked to those who had used the solution. The Centers for Disease Control and Advanced Medical Optics currently are in the process of investigating how their product may have become contaminated.
LegalView.com Continues to Monitor Recall of Moisture Plus Contact Lens Solution

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Advanced Medical Optics is saying that their Complete Moisture Plus Multi-Purpose Solution should not be blamed for cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis that have led to a voluntary recall of the product. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that people who use Complete Moisture Plus show an increased risk for Acanthamoeba keratitis, which is an eye infection that can lead to blindness of permanent vision loss. James Mazzo, the president and the chief executive of Advanced Medical Optics, says that “it’s not a manufacturing or a contamination issue. AK is something that the vast majority of contact lens uses typically avoid by following their eye practitioner’s advice.”
Medical Firm Rejects Blame for Eye Infections

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A San Diego man who suffers from vision loss is suing Advanced Medical Optics, saying that the company’s Moisture Plus contact lens solution is to blame for his vision loss. On May 25, Complete Moisture Plus Multi-Purpose solution was recalled after federal regulators discovered that those using the product had an increased risk for a rare eye infection.
AMO Sued Over Eye Infection

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A lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed against Advanced Medical Optics, the company that manufacturers Complete Moisture Plus contact lens solution. Nicole Lazar has been named the plaintiff in the lawsuit, which was filed on the behalf of California consumers who bought MositurePlus but were not injured from using it.
Woman Sues Over Contact Lens Solution

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Advanced Medical Optics, the manufacturer of Complete MoisturePlus, the recalled contact lens solution, says they are unsure why their product has been linked to an eye infection that can leave people blinded. This is worrisome because the company does not know what is wrong with their product. The infection that has been linked to the contact lens solution, acanthamoeba keratitis, is difficult to treat and can be blinding.
What Is Wrong With Complete MoisturePlus?

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