Contact lens solutions will face a safety review by US regulators next month following product recalls in recent years by Advanced Medical Optics (AMO) and Bausch & Lomb (B&L).
A notice on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website stated that a meeting of industry experts would convene on June 10 2008 to discuss general issues concerning the 'postmarket experience' with various contact lens care products.
The discussion will include recommendations on contact lens care product development topics, such as preclinical testing and clinical performance measures, and labelling for contact lenses and lens care products.
The agency is also inviting members of the public or interested parties to make formal statements during the hearing. The news comes at a time when B&L is facing hundreds of lawsuits connected with the recall of ReNu with MoistureLoc in 2006. The company's filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission in October 2007 revealed that over 500 product liability suits linked to the recall had been filed against it. A total of 550 actions have been filed on behalf of individuals who claimed they suffered personal injury as a result of using the solution.
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