Description of Event or Problem · 1
THIS REPORT IS BEING REPORTED JUNE 27, 2007. AFTER USING COMPLETE MOISTURE PLUS CONTACT LENS SOLUTION, WHICH WAS PURCHASED AT STORE. THE DATE OF PURCHASE IN 2007, AFTER WHICH I BEGAN TO USE THIS SOLUTION FOR THE FIRST TIME WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF THE PURCHASE. THIRTEEN DAYS LATER, I CALLED INTO WORK AT HOSPITAL WITH EYE REDNESS AND SORENESS WITH SENSITIVITY TO THE SUN. I WAS DIAGNOSED AS PINK EYE. BY 3 AM, THE NEXT DAY, THE PAIN, SWELLING AND REDNESS WAS SO SEVERE, I EXPERIENCED PAIN LIKE NO OTHER I HAVE EVER KNOWN. THE SAME DAY, I WAS TAKEN AS AN EMERGENCY IN A DR. OFFICE AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST HERE ON STATEN ISLAND. HE DIAGNOSED A BACTERIAL INFECTION. I WAS TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS. HE HAS SEEN ME WEEKLY SINCE. THERE IS SCAR TISSUE ON MY CORNEA. I LOST MY EYESIGHT FOR 4 DAYS IN MY RIGHT EYE WITH LITTLE VISIBILITY IN MY LEFT EYE. AFTER MY EYESIGHT RETURNED SLIGHTLY MY COLOR VISION DISAPPEARED FOR A PERIOD OF 4 DAYS ON AND OFF. MY EYESIGHT HAS DIMINISHED MY CORNEA AREA SCARRED AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN, I AM AT RISK FOR BLINDNESS. PLEASE RESPOND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. DOSE OR AMOUNT: 20 DROPS. FREQUENCY: TWICE DAILY. ROUTE: INTRACORNEA. DATES OF USE: TWO WEEKS IN 2007. DIAGNOSIS: CONTACT LENS USE. EVENT ABATED AFTER USE STOPPED: NO. EVENT REAPPEARED: NO.