Did not have my glasses on and couldn't see. Picked up the wrong bottle (instead of saline solution), rinsed lens and put it in my eye. I used Clear Care hydrogen peroxide triple action cleaning to RINSE contact lens accidentally.

In the morning I put the contact in my eye.”” Then being tired and near-sighted with my contacts out at this point, I reached for the bottle amid my other contact solutions in my medicine cabinet and filled my contact case and rubbing the contacts a bit with the solution. This is what happened: I was tired as a working mom is at night and took out my contacts and put them into my regular contact case. “I burned my eye with Clear Care contact cleaning solution. An unsuspecting shopper can easily buy and use the wrong product. In stores, these products are stored in the same location and are similar in size and packaging. With newer generic versions on the market, we are concerned about an increase in harm to contact lens wearers who mistake the hydrogen peroxide disinfecting and cleaning solution for saline solution. However, we continue to receive error reports about this product. agreed to make some changes to its packaging (See figure 1) in an attempt to prevent any future misuse. In other cases, consumers have purchased this product from the store shelf without realizing it must be neutralized before use by using the special lens case that comes with the product.įigure 1 Old (left) and new Clear Care label.īack in 2010, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Ciba Vision Corp., the manufacturer of Clear Care were made aware of the reports received from consumers misusing this product. Placing the product directly into the eye without the hydrogen peroxide solution being neutralized can cause significant pain and burning in the eyes. For example, some consumers have described placing the solution directly into their eye after mistaking the product as saline solution. Unfortunately, our organization continues to receive reports from consumers who have experienced harm after improper use of Clear Care and similar generic products. Store shelf carrying Clear Care and a generic equivalent

For example, store chains such as Walmart, CVS, Walgreens, and Target carry store brands of the 3 % hydrogen peroxide disinfecting and cleaning solution.

Generic versions of this product are also available. When the product is used with the special case, the hydrogen peroxide is neutralized to a solution that is safe for the eyes. Clear Care is packaged with a special lens cleaning case. Clear Care contains 3% hydrogen peroxide, which can cause pain and burning if it comes into contact with the eyes. In 2010 we first alerted consumers to be careful when using Clear Care, a contact lens disinfecting and cleaning solution.

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