FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SOLOCARE AQUA

MDR report key: 2103762 · Received May 24, 2011

Report

Report Number
8020392-2011-00008
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 24, 2011
Report Date
May 3, 2011
Manufacturer
CIBA VISION CANADA, INC.
Product Code
LPN
PMA / PMN Number
K030522
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS IS THE SECOND OF TWO REPORTS ON THE SAME EVENT INVOLVING TWO PRODUCTS ON THE SAME PATIENT. REFER TO MEDWATCH 9681121-2011-00019 FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE FIRST REPORT. IT WAS INITIALLY REPORTED BY THE OPTICIAN THAT A NEW CONTACT LENS WEARER EXPERIENCED SLIGHT SIGNS OF IRRITATION AFTER INITIAL INSERTION OF THE CONTACT LENSES. AFTER TWO DAYS OF CONTACT LENS WEAR, SHE EXPERIENCED A PRESUMED ALLERGIC REACTION WITH TEARING, REDNESS, SWELLING, ITCHING AND BURNING SENSATION IN HER EYES. THE PATIENT WAS PRESCRIBED TREATMENT WITH STEROIDS. AT THAT TIME, THE ALLERGIC REACTION WAS NOT THOUGHT TO BE RELATED TO THE CONTACT LENS WEAR. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE PATIENT RESUMED CONTACT LENS WEAR AND AFTER INSERTION OF A NEW PAIR OF LENSES, SHE IMMEDIATELY FELT AN ITCHING AND BURNING SENSATION IN HER EYES. TWO DAYS LATER, HER WHOLE FACE WAS SWOLLEN AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO OPEN HER EYES. THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH SYSTEMIC AND TOPICAL STEROIDS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED ON (B)(6) 2011, FROM OPTICIAN STATES THE PATIENT WAS SEEN ON (B)(6) 2011, AND SEEMED TO HAVE IMPROVED BUT HAD NOT COMPLETELY RESOLVED. MEDICAL RECORDS WERE REQUESTED FROM THE PATIENT. ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS REPORTED THAT MORE ALLERGY TESTS ARE PLANNED TO BE PERFORMED AT A HOSPITAL. THE PATIENT WAS REQUESTED TO BRING IN LENS CARE SOLUTION, SOLOCARE AQUA, FOR ALLERGY TESTING. NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED TO DATE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SOLOCARE AQUA LENS ACCESSORIES LPN CIBA VISION CANADA, INC. Z0005373

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Disability