They requested the withdrawal of 175 batches of contact lenses concerned. manufactured by Alcon Laboratories because they could generate vision problems to users who use them. The request was made by the Agency for Medicines and Health Products (Aampes), dependent on the Ministry of Health.
The American company has a subsidiary in SpainAlcon Healthcare, which reported the incident to Health, in addition to stopping the marketing of the lots concerned. These are the contact lenses “Daily total1” and “Total30”.
THE the batches would not meet quality requirements during their useful life which indicates its labeling. Some of the vision problems that these contact lenses could cause include: eye irritation, redness or blurred vision. Although these disappear after stopping the use of contact lenses.
What should I do if I have affected batches of contact lenses?
The manufacturer’s notice has reached opticians and users of these contact lensesto whom Aemps asks them to stop using them and to exchange them for others. The agency insisted that opticians examine their stocks in order to identify the batches concerned, to inform the customers who have them and to return them to the others.
