Doctors Advise to Rub Lenses with “No Rub” Contact Solutions - AMO Recall

Eye doctors have generally been concerned that bad hygienic habits among the 36 million U.S. contact lens wearers are increasing infection risks. Bad habits range from dirty lens cases to licking lenses to moisturize them and leaving bottles uncapped.

Even though multipurpose solutions like Complete MoisturePlus advertise “no rub” cleaning capability with FDA approval, doctors tend to advise patients to still rub their lenses clean. Such solutions have risen in popularity, but some doctors have questioned whether older cleaners like hydrogen peroxide are better defenders against this infection.

U.S. health investigators have linked the Complete MoisturePlus contact-lens solution made by Advanced Medical Optics to the outbreak of a rare but serious eye infection that can cause blindness.  The rare eye infection is called Acanthamoeba Keratitis.