Description of Event or Problem · 1
THIS REPORT IS BEING REPORTED 06/27/07. 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, CALLED INTO WORK AT HOSP WITH EYE REDNESS AND SORENESS WITH SENSITIVITY TO THE SUN. I WAS DIAGNOSED AS PINK EYE. BY 3AM, ONE DAY LATER, THE PAIN SWELLING AND REDNESS WAS SO SEVERE I EXPERIENCED PAIN LIKE NO OTHER I HAVE EVER KNOWN. PRIOR TO THAT DAY, I WAS TAKEN AS AN EMERGENCY IN A DR OFFICE AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST. 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 IS DIMINISHED MY CORNEAS ARE 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: INTRACORNEAL. DATES OF USE: FOURTEEN DAYS IN 2007. DIAGNOSIS OR REASON FOR USE: CONTACT LENSE USE. EVENT ABATED AFTER USE STOPPED OR DOSE REDUCED: NO. EVENT REAPPEARED AFTER REINTRODUCTION: NO