> Anon E Muss wrote:
> > I got a blast from the OEBB list stating that a recall on
> > CIBAVision's O2 Optix was imminent. Anyone got the scoop?
> My two remaining boxes of lenses are from lot numbers the recall
> affects, and the symptoms described in the recall letter
> (<URL:http://www.us.cibavision.com/docs/recall_letter.pdf> ) help
> explain a peculiar thing that happened to me last week. I have very
> successfully worn the lenses on a five or six days in, one or two days
> out schedule for going on two years
> (<URL:http://groups.google.com/group/sci.med.vision/msg/e9347849f7843096> ). I
> put a fresh set in on Sunday and a few hours later the right lens
> began to not reposition itself right, resulting in blurry vision. I
> figured it'd fix itself overnight.
> It didn't, and by midday Monday it was painful, like a foreign object
> under the lens, with accompanying redness. I got home a little early,
> took the lens out to see if I'd put it in backwards (I hadn't, of
> course), rinsed it off with fresh saline, and put it back in. No luck:
> The discomfort immediately returned. I gave up, took both lenses out,
> and wore glasses for the rest of the week.
> The redness vanished within a few days and I wore another set this
> past week without incident before hearing about the recall, but only
> tonight--after removing the lenses on schedule late last night--did I
> check the lot numbers. Fortunately I have a single set from unaffected
> lots I can wear next week while presumably awaiting new lenses,
> whether from my mail-order lens dealer or from Ciba itself.
> Should I bother trying to see my optometrist regarding this issue? If
> it matters, my right eye is one that I've had issues from GPC and
> blepharitis
> (<URL:http://groups.google.com/group/sci.med.vision/msg/780b7a33ef2da19a> )
> which I treat with Patanol drops twice a day on days when I don't wear
> lenses and daily eye scrubs in the shower with a washcloth on days I
> do. With this regimen the worst that happens that the right eyelashes
> will every four or five weeks once or twice stick together a wee bit
> in the far corner (as opposed to the massive crusting I've described
> in the previous postings with different lenses and
> pre-regimen). However, from the letter it didn't seem like I had much
> to worry about given the lack of additional symptoms post-lens
> removal. I have my yearly exam coming up in early February.

> My son has had nothing but problems since he has started using 02
> Optix. His eyes have been frequently red, itchy, and generally
> irritated. He has allergies anyway but even with the allergy
> medication he takes, which helps with the bumps on back of eye lids,
> he still has problems with these lens. I just found out about the
> recall when I called his eye Dr's office to renew the prescription.
> How can I find out what lot numbers are affected?
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> In article <1169039342.095974.190...[at]11g2000cwr.googlegroups.com> ,
> "retinula" <retin...[at]hotmail.com> wrote:
> > they were taking certain packages of them off the shelf yesterday at
> > work (Wal-Mart) because they were sent a memo from Bentonville saying
> > that some of them have some "ionic problem that could lead to lens
> > movement and corneal irritation" blah blah blah. that memo was sent to
> > the WalMart vision center staff only. I am a part-time doc there and I
> > was never sent anything. i went ahead and trialed a few people in 02
> > Optix anyway yesterday but i had some lingering doubts.
> > thats all i know. yeah, something is up but it doesn't appear to be
> > affect ALL powers of the lens just some lot numbers. I wouldn't "blah blah blah" this. Surface defects in the lens can lead
> to cornea abrasion, discomfort (obviously) and potentially infection.
> You could do the sensible thing and stop fitting the lens until you have
> the defective lots pulled from trial and revenue inventory. You and your
> Wally wont be as affected as us private practice docs because in your
> vast supply of lenses you'll still have salable multipacks. The rest of
> us may be waiting months to get lenses from distributors.
> LB

> My son has had nothing but problems since he has started using 02
> Optix. His eyes have been frequently red, itchy, and generally
> irritated. He has allergies anyway but even with the allergy
> medication he takes, which helps with the bumps on back of eye lids,
> he still has problems with these lens. I just found out about the
> recall when I called his eye Dr's office to renew the prescription.
> How can I find out what lot numbers are affected?
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> I got a blast from the OEBB list stating that a recall on
> CIBAVision's O2 Optix was imminent. Anyone got the scoop?