MoisturePlus: Consumers File Class Action Against Advanced Medical Optics

The first nationwide consumer class action lawsuit has been filed against Advanced Medical Optics. The lawsuit seeks reimbursement for consumers who purchased Complete MoisturePlus Multi-Purpose Solution. Wendy R. Fleishman, a partner at Lieff Cabraser, one of the law firms representing the plaintiffs, says "AMO aggressively marketed Complete MoisturePlus Multi-Purpose Solution as an effective contact lens disinfectant that doctors recommended. This advertising campaign was false. Users of AMO’s Complete MoisturePlus Multi-Purpose Solution, according to government health officials, carry a seven-fold increased risk of developing an extremely painful infection of the cornea that can lead to blindness."

Consumers File Nationwide Class Action Against Advanced Medical Optics Seeking Reimbursement for Their Purchase of Recalled Contact Lens Solution

Joseph Lin, who is one of the plaintiffs in the case, says "I thought the solution I was buying was the best on the market. I didn't know that it could damage my eyes." The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recalled AMO's Complete MoisturePlus Multi-Purpose after the contact solution was linked to a rare eye infection known as Acanthamoeba keratitis.