Hey, I’ve worn contact lenses for 41 years and have a very complicated prescription, I now wear Cooper Vision astigmatic lenses, made in USA (out of Huntington Beach, CA). They are great but the solution I use, AMO Complete, which used to be made in Spain is now made in CHINA. Oh my God....I have had so many problems that I rarely wear my contacts unless I’m going into social situations or have to drive long distances. Get huge mucous threads that wrap themselves all over my contacts until my vision is so obscured I’m afraid to be on the road, get so scared I will kill myself or others.
Is this the China syndrome?
If you have wrapping mucus strands, you likely have an infection my friend.
I cannot wear my contacts as much as I used to. I’ve always gotten seriously bloodshot eyes any time I’m in fluorescent lighting (like stores, etc) or on the computer for any length of time. I have asked my opthamologist about this, but he just shrugs and says that is a problem with gas permeable lenses sometimes. They’re harder. Well, since my newer prescription, they fog up very easily and my eyes get redder faster. I don’t know where they’re made, but they definitely do not seem like the same quality of my older lenses.
Unfortunately, I am not a candidate for Lasik because of very poor vision. So, I wear my glasses a lot now. My eyes aren’t bloodshot, either. So I guess that’s a bonus. And my hubby said I look like a “hot secretary”. So I guess it’s not all bad. ;^)
I hope you know about the AMO Complete solution recall and problems.
I stopped using it a year ago.
http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/amo05_07.html