Description of Event or Problem · 1
I WOKE UP IN AUGUST WITH MY PAIN, SWELLING, BURNING, ITCHING, AND "CRUSTINESS" IN MY RIGHT EYE AND ITCHING IN MY LEFT EYE. I WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CONJUNCTIVITIS IN BOTH EYES. I HAD NOT BEEN AROUND ANYONE WITH CONJUNCTIVITIS SO I WAS CONFUSED AS TO HOW I CONTRACTED IT. THEN I REALIZED THAT I HAD RUN OUT OF CONTACT SOLUTION A FEW DAYS BEFORE, AND MY HUSBAND PICKED UP SOME SOLUTION FOR ME AT THE LOCAL STORE. THEY DID NOT HAVE A NAME BRAND SOLUTION, ONLY A GENERIC BRAND. THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE I CAN FIGURE THAT I CONTRACTED CONJUNCTIVITIS. THE BOTTLE DOES NOT HAVE A BRAND NAME ON IT. HOWEVER, THIS IS THE INFO ON THE BACK IS AS FOLLOWS: EXPIRATION DATE 2010-04, LOT # GD8034. I AM NOT SURE IF THE SOLUTION IS NOT STERILE AS IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE. THE PROTECTIVE SEAL WAS INTACT ON THE BOTTLE. I PREVIOUSLY CONTACTED THE CDC AND THEY SUGGESTED I CONTACT THE FDA. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP WITH THIS SITUATION. FREQUENCY: DAILY. ROUTE: OPHTHALMIC. DATES OF USE: 2008. DIAGNOSIS OR REASON FOR USE: CONTACTS. EVENT ABATED AFTER USE STOPPED OR DOSE REDUCED? NO.