Know The Risks: Replacing A Healthy Natural Eye Lens With An Intraocular Eye Lens For Vision Correction
Recall Summary Intraocular lenses (artificial eye lenses) are only approved in Canada to treat cataracts and should not be used to replace a healthy natural lens for vision correction. Using these lenses in patients without cataracts carries safety risks that have not been evaluated in Canada. This notice applies to intraocular lenses distributed across Canada.
- Product
- Intraocular lenses when used to replace a patient’s natural lens of the eye are only licensed in Canada to treat cataracts. They are not licensed to replace lenses in patients without cataracts, and come with risks.
- Reason
- Product safety
- Category
- consumer product recall
- Country
- Canada
- Agency
- HC-PRODUCTS
- Recall date
- 2023-02-03
- Status
- Ongoing
- Distribution
- Canada-wide
Official recall notice from HC-PRODUCTS
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