The patient alleges that, after using the suspect medical device sometime in (b)(6) 2021, she "immediately felt like she was getting an infection, possibly pink eye." upon visiting the doctor, the patient was allegedly informed that she had a waterborne bacterial infection on her eye.The patient further alleges that she was diagnosed with a pseudomona infection that was aggressive, resistant to antibiotics, and that led to a corneal ulcer, and ultimately blindness, in her right eye.The patient attributes these events to her use of the suspect medical device.The circumstances surrounding this event do not allow for our firm to investigate and obtain further information regarding this event.Infections are a known and disclosed risk of contact lens wear.However; there are numerous potential causes of the event described by the patient.Our firm has no evidence to substantiate the patient's allegations, and in particular her attribution of the event she experienced to the suspect medical device.At the time of this report, our firm is unable to access information regarding the medical status of the patient prior to the event, the manner with which the device was used, the diagnosis from a medical professional, clinical course and treatments, and confirmation of the clinical outcome.
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