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AMO Contact Lens Solution Recall: How Consumers
Have Been Seriously Injured by Use of AMO Contact
Lens Solution |
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| Plaintiff Robert
McDonald, 72, of Asheville, North Carolina
used AMO's Complete MoisturePlus Multi
Purpose contact lens solution. In July
2006, McDonald began to suffer symptoms
of pain, light sensitivity, tearing, and
vision impairment in his left eye. He sought
medical attention, and in August 2006,
he was diagnosed with Acanthamoeba keratitis. |
| At the instruction
of his doctor, McDonald was required to
put prescription drops in his eye. "For
more than a year the pain was so extreme
that all I could do was sit in a room with
all the shades pulled with a towel over
my head, only removing it to apply the
hourly drops required to try to stop the
infection," McDonald stated. "I
would spend the majority of my days in
terrible never ending pain usually in a
dark house with a towel over my head to
block out the light my wife needed occasionally
to get her work done. I only left the house
to go to the doctors." |
| McDonald continued
to use the prescribed eye drops. In July
2007, with unbearable pain, his doctor
ordered an emergency corneal transplant. "I
have suffered injuries of many kinds but
the pain I have endured as a result of
the acanthamoeba infection is beyond comprehension.
I didn’t know that people could be
in such pain," McDonald said. |
| This ordeal took
a terrible toll on McDonald’s health. "Staying
in a dark room for 1 ½ years has
taken my strength away. I have lost a lot
of strength and it has affected my balance," commented
McDonald. "I have lost not only my
good vision and my health, but almost a
year and half my life, and it doesn’t
show any sign of letting up." |
| McDonald’s
vision also has not recovered, and he likely
will require at least one additional surgery
to regain some of his sight. |
| "The
infestation in my left eye destroyed my
cornea. I had to administer drops in my
eye for a year," explained Plaintiff
Debbie Wooten, a 44-year-old operations
manager at a financial services company
from Forth Worth, Texas. |
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Lieff Cabraser is representing individuals who used AMO Complete Moisture Plus Multi-Purpose contact lens solution and have also been formally diagnosed with Acanthamoeba keratitis. If you suspect that you have Acanthamoeba keratitis but have yet to see a physician, you should do so immediately and prior to contacting us. We cannot provide medical advice.
Click
here to submit your
case. |
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| "At first I had to administer
the drops every hour around the clock. It took
twenty minutes to administer the drops because
I had to wait five minutes between each drop.
The pain was unbearable. The microorganisms were
chewing on my nerve endings." |
| Wooten was a regular
purchaser of AMO contact lens solution, using
the product as instructed. In late 2004, she
began to suffer symptoms of light sensitivity,
tearing, and redness. Wooten sought medical attention
but her doctors were unable to accurately diagnose
her condition. At the end of 2004, Wooten lost
the vision in her left eye. In January 2005,
Wooten was diagnosed with Acanthamoeba keratitis. |
| "Once
the treatment ended, I then had to wait
nine months for the corneal replacement
surgery in case the infestation was dormant," Wooten
stated. "I am extremely fortunate
that I did not lose my eye but my vision
is still impaired. I may need additional
surgery. This was a terrible experience.
I hope my lawsuit causes AMO to ensure
its contact lens solution products are
safe to use." |
| "At first I
had to administer the drops every hour around
the clock. It took twenty minutes to administer
the drops because I had to wait five minutes
between each drop. The pain was unbearable.
The microorganisms were chewing on my nerve
endings." |
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ADDITIONAL
AMO CONTACT LENS RECALL
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| Wooten was a regular
purchaser of AMO contact lens solution, using
the product as instructed. In late 2004, she
began to suffer symptoms of light sensitivity,
tearing, and redness. Wooten sought medical attention
but her doctors were unable to accurately diagnose
her condition. At the end of 2004, Wooten lost
the vision in her left eye. In January 2005,
Wooten was diagnosed with Acanthamoeba keratitis. |
| The law in most states
provides several personal injury claims for persons
who have been seriously injured by a consumer
product for personal use that is contaminated
and unsafe. |
| Claims brought
against a manufacturer can include strict
liability for the defective product, breach
of warranty, negligence, and fraudulent
concealment. Damages sought against the
manufacturer of a defective product can
include: |
- Physical pain and suffering, mental
anguish and physical impairment;
- Medical expenses associated with the
defective product; and
- Loss of earnings and/or earning capacity.
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| Lieff Cabraser
is representing patients nationwide with
severe eye infections from contaminated
contact lens solution products. |
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The main symptoms associated
with Fusarium keratitis are: |
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Foreign body sensation;
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| If you or a family member
have developed an eye infection or suffered a
serious eye injury or loss of function after using
AMO contact lens solution, you may be eligible
to file a claim. Contact
an attorney at Lieff Cabraser to discuss your
legal rights at no cost or obligation. |
| We will handle all inquiries
with the strictest confidentiality and sensitivity.
Inquiries from Canada and other nations are also
welcome. |
| You are also welcome
to call us toll-free at 1-800-541-7358; visitors
from Canada can call 415-956-1000. Please ask
to speak with lawyer Heather Foster. |
| Founded in 1972, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein,
LLP is an over fifty attorney
law firm with offices in San Francisco, New York and Nashville. For the last five years,
the National Law Journal has recognized Lieff Cabraser
as one of the top 20 plaintiffs’ law firms in America. |
| For our personal injury cases, we bring a team of experienced
lawyers. Each client is assigned an individual lawyer. In addition, we have
on staff multiple nurses, legal assistants, scientific analysts and case
clerks to assist the attorneys. To learn more about our firm, click
here. |
| For the AMO contact
lens solution recall, we bring a team of experienced
lawyers. Each client is assigned an individual
lawyer. In addition, we have on staff multiple
nurses, legal assistants, scientific analysts
and case clerks to assist the attorneys. To learn
more about our firm, click
here. |
| AMO contact lens solution
is a registered trademark of Advanced Medical
Optics, Inc. Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein,
LLP is in no way affiliated with Advanced Medical
Optics, Inc. All trademarks, service marks, trade
names, trade dress and products named in this
site are used only to identify products for informational
purposes only. |
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