Medical information received from (b)(6), registered medical practitioner and medico-legal worker.Information received is mr.(b)(6) interpretation of information from the patient (interview and post-resolution exam) and the patient's medical records, medical records have not been received by the manufacturer for review.The patient initially presented with pain and swelling in the right eye and sought medical treatment.The patient underwent treatment beginning (b)(6) 2017 with last available medical records dated (b)(6) 2017, additionally a medical exam was completed by mr.(b)(6) on (b)(6) 2018.During that time, the patient was treated by her gp at the clinic, (b)(6), and at (b)(6) hospital, with primary treatment at the department of ophthalmology at ayr hospital.Over the period of july to september the patient experienced symptoms of eye pain, reduced vision, redness, swelling of the upper and lower right eyelid, and photophobia.The patient experienced conditions of reduced vision, viral kerato-conjunctivitis, contact lens related keratitis (inflammation), and was diagnosed with peri-orbital cellulitis, candida fungal infection, and acanthamoeba keratitis infection.Cultures were taken from the patient's eye, used contact lens storage case, along with the solution and contact lenses which were stored in the case.The presence of candida fungus and acanthamoeba amoeba was confirmed in the solution from the lens storage case.Both of these positive cultures were obtained from a source which have been exposed to environmental contaminants.Results of cultures directly from the eye were not disclosed.There is no indication that the original solution bottle was cultured.The patient was prescribed several medications during treatment; clarithromycin, exocin (ofloxacin), acyclovir tablets, acyclovir eye ointment, fluorometholone, celluvisc, natamycin, chlorhexidine, preservative free chloramphenicol, fluconazole tablets, preservative free dexamethasone.On (b)(6) the patient felt her vision had returned to normal and she was symptom free.Upon exam by mr.(b)(6) in (b)(6) 2018 the incident was fully resolved and best corrected vision was 6/5.
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