FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACUVUE OASYS

MDR report key: 1141983 · Received August 27, 2008

Report

Report Number
MW5008134
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 27, 2008
Date of Event
August 22, 2008
Report Date
August 27, 2008
Manufacturer
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Product Code
LPL
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

I WENT TO THE EYE DOCTOR TO GET A REFILL ON MY CONTACT PRESCRIPTION AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD AN EYE INFECTION. I STARTED USING EYE DROPS AND NOT WEARING MY CONTACTS. AFTER TWO WEEKS AND TWO APPOINTMENTS, I WAS REFERRED TO AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST. THE OPHTHALMOLOGIST PUT ME ON A DIFFERENT EYE DROP AND TOLD ME NOT TO WEAR CONTACTS FOR ANOTHER 2 WEEKS. IN 2008, I WENT BACK TO THE EYE DOCTOR AND WAS TOLD THAT I COULDN'T WEAR MY CONTACTS FOR ANOTHER MONTH AFTER ALREADY BEING OUT OF THEM FOR A MONTH. I WAS A LITTLE SUSPICIOUS OF MY DIAGNOSIS AND WHY THE INFECTION WASN'T GOING AWAY, SO I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET. I DISCOVERED THAT MANY PEOPLE WHO WEAR THE CONTACTS THAT I WEAR, ACUVUE OASYS, HAD DEVELOPED SERIOUS VISION PROBLEMS AS A RESULT OF WEARING THEM. SO MY COMPLAINT IS AGAINST ACUVUE OASYS FOR CAUSING ME LOSS OF VISION AND KERATITIS ON MY CORNEA. DATES OF USE: A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR, 2007 - 2008. DIAGNOSIS OR REASON FOR USE: TO CORRECT VISION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACUVUE OASYS CONTACT LENSES LPL JOHNSON & JOHNSON

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 26 YR Other| S