Consumer Alert: AvairaToric Contact Lenses Issues
CooperVision, Inc., the maker of Avaira Toric contact lenses quietly recalled certain lots of its product in August of this year because of an unidentified residue present on lenses. MSNBC reported October 11, 2011 on its website a growing concern from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that CooperVision, Inc. has not done an adequate job of informing the public about this recall. The article states that the majority of these contact lenses were sold at retailers such as Costco, Wal-Mart, and LensCrafters. Read more about the recall here.
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