The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) urged consumers to disuse a U.S.-branded contact lens solution on Saturday following a voluntary recall of the product by its manufacturer.

The warning concerns AMO Complete Moisture Plus contact lens solution, used for cleaning and storing soft contact lenses, which is made by the California-based Advanced Medical Optics Inc. (AMO).

"Contact lens wearers should discontinue using the product immediately and consult their doctor if they have eye pain, eye redness, blurred vision, sensitivity to light, sensation of something in the eye and excessive tearing or other eye symptoms," a spokesman of the Department of Health of the Hong Kong Government said.

The Department of Health is closely monitoring the recall, said the spokesman.

The recall was initiated by AMO following reports of Acanthamoeba keratitis cases, a rare but serious infection of the cornea, in the United States. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning over the product.

Information provided by the local importer of the product, AMO Asia Limited, showed that recall action is in progress to take of fthe product from the shelf at the retailer level and to operate a hotline for enquiries.

The Department of Health would liaise with the Hospital Authority and private eye doctors for more information and to step up surveillance on the associated eye infection, said the spokesman.

Editor: Yan