Microbial Keratitis Resource

AMO Complete® MoisturePlus™ Contact Lens Solution Linked to Microbial Keratitis

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Microbial Keratitis, “MK” or corneal infection is a very rare but serious complication affecting around 5 in 10,000 contact lens wearers each year. Microbial Keratitis is a bacterial infection of the front surface of the eye (the cornea), which can lead to vision loss or blindness.

Have you developed Microbial Keratitis after using a multi-purpose contact lens solution?

Why You Should Choose Schmidt & Clark, LLP: Our Experience - Contact Lens Solution Litigation

Our firm is investigating a possible link between corneal eye infections (keratitis) and other multi-purpose contact lens solutions including but not limited to ReNu with MoistureLoc & ReNu MultiPlus (Bausch & Lomb), Opti-Free (Alcon), SOLO-care (Ciba Vision), and Complete® MoisturePlus™ Multi-Purpose Solution (Advanced Medical Optics).

If you or a loved one have developed a corneal infection (keratitis) while using any multi-purpose contact lens solution, you should contact us immediately. You may be entitled to compensation.

Symptoms

Microbial Keratitis or corneal infections are associated with pain, which usually develops rapidly, and severe redness. Other symptoms of may include:

• Tearing or discharge
• Sensitivity to light
• Puffiness of the lids
• Decreased visual acuity

Because there are similarities with symptoms of other eye infections, early diagnosis is essential for effective treatment of Microbial Keratitis.

If you feel that you may have developed Microbial Keratitis you should seek professional medical attention immediately. If left untreated, these infections could lead to blindness, vision loss or other serious side effects.

Diagnosis

Early diagnosis is essential for effective treatment of Microbial Keratitis. The infection is usually diagnosed by an eye specialist based on symptoms and from a scraping of the eye.

Treatment

Several prescription eye medications are available for treatment. However, the infection can sometimes be difficult to treat and the best treatment regimen for each patient should be determined by an eye doctor. If you suspect your eye might be infected with Microbial Keratitis, see an ophthalmologist immediately.

Microbial Keratitis & AMO Complete® MoisturePlus™ Recall

The FDA and Advanced Medical Optics have initiated a nationwide recall of Complete® MoisturePlus™, the popular contact lens solution used by millions of Americans.

Certain lots of the Complete® MoisturePlus™ Multi-Purpose contact lens care solution and Active Packs were found to have bacterial contamination, which could lead to serious side effects including Microbial Keratitis, eye or corneal infections and vision loss.

The CDC and the FDA are now investigating 138 confirmed cases of "Acanthamoeba Keratitis", another rare, painful eye infection that can lead to permanent vision loss or blindness.

"The CDC estimates a risk of at least seven times greater for those who used Complete MoisturePlus solution versus those who did not."

Our law firm is currently accepting cases of Microbial Keratitis and Acanthamoeba Keratitis linked to the AMO Complete® MoisturePlus™ Recall.

If you feel that you may have developed Microbial Keratitis or Acanthamoeba Keratitis you should seek professional medical attention immediately. If left untreated, these infections could lead to blindness, vision loss or other serious side effects.

Our Experience - Contact Lens Solution Litigation
Why You Should Choose Schmidt & Clark, LLP

"Our firm has significant experience in the area of contact lens and lens solution related injuries."


BREAKING NEWS: Schmidt & Clark Represents Plaintiff in First U.S. Products Liability Case on Recalled Contact Lens Solution - California Case Alleges Advanced Medical Optics Product Led to Sight-Threatening Infection

Read More: First Complete® MoisturePlus™ Recall Lawsuit

In addition to our national representation of numerous consumers injured by contact lens products manufactured by Bausch & Lomb (ReNu MositureLoc® and others), our California-based colleagues previously represented a major contact lens and lens solution manufacturer in multiple products liability cases.

Litigation involving Advanced Medical Optics is likely to be centered in Southern California where the AMO corporate headquarters are located.

Our attorneys are able to draw upon the pool of experience gained in other contact lens solution and products liability litigations to appropriately investigate, evaluate, and pursue potential Complete® MoisturePlus™® claims.

If you or a loved one have developed a corneal infection (keratitis) while using any multi-purpose contact lens solution, you should contact us immediately. You may be entitled to compensation.

Talk to your doctor: Microbial Keratitis is often misdiagnosed, and/or confused with other forms of keratitis caused by bacteria, fungus or viruses such as herpes. If you have developed a corneal infection that has not responded well to treatment, you may want to ask your doctor to consider acanthamoeba.

Do I have a Microbial Keratitis Lawsuit?

The Products Liability Litigation Group at our law firm is an experienced team of trial lawyers that focus exclusively on the representation of plaintiffs in Complete® MoisturePlus™ recall lawsuits. We are handling individual litigation nationwide and currently accepting new corneal infection (keratitis), including Acanthamoeba Keratitis cases in all 50 states.

Attention Attorneys: We do not publish prior verdict/settlements. If you are an attorney and would like to refer us a case or for us to send you a profile of prior award judgments or average referral fees, please visit the attorney referral section of our website.

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Microbial Keratitis News (National)

Victim of Faulty Contact Lens Solution Relates Horror of Infection to FDA Panel
Santa Ana, CA June 17, 2008 -- Michael E. Schmidt & Thomas M. Moore address FDA Panel ... their law firms represents dozens of Acanthamoeba victims in litigation against Advanced Medical, the maker of Complete® MoisturePlus™ ... the attorneys encouraged the FDA to require solutions to be effective against Acanthamoeba and to make manufacturers clearly warn about the risk of infection.

Multiple Lawsuits Filed Over Recalled Contact Lens Solution
Santa Ana, CA July 30, 2007 -- Four more products liability lawsuits were filed yesterday against the manufacturer of Complete® MoisturePlus™ contact lens solution in Orange County Superior Court in Santa Ana, California. The product was voluntarily recalled on May 25 at the request of the Food & Drug Administration in the wake of data collected and reviewed by the Centers for Disease Control linking the solution to a serious corneal infection known as Acanthamoeba keratitis. The new cases add to a growing number of injury and class action claims arising out of the recall.

Schmidt & Clark Represents Plaintiff in First U.S. Products Liability Case on Recalled Contact Lens Solution
Santa Ana, CA June 4, 2007— The Dallas-based law firm Schmidt & Clark announced today that it represents a Southern California couple in what is believed to be the first personal injury lawsuit brought against the manufacturers of Complete® MoisturePlus™ contact lens solution since the product was voluntarily recalled on May 25 at the request of the Food & Drug Administration...

First U.S. Consumer Class Action Filed Against Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. for Recently Recalled Contact Lens Solution Complete® MoisturePlus™
Santa Ana, CA June 8, 2007 — What is believed to be the first class action lawsuit brought in the United States against the manufacturer of Complete® MoisturePlus™ contact lens solution was filed today in Orange County Superior Court in Santa Ana, California.  The product was voluntarily recalled on May 25 at the request of the Food & Drug Administration in the wake of reports of an association between the solution and serious corneal infections...