Hubble Parent Company Sued By Woman Who Says Product Caused Loss of Eye

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July 12, 2023

Hubble, an online seller of direct-to-consumer contact lenses, is being sued by a woman who claims that wearing the lenses resulted in the loss of an eye, according to reporting by Khristopher J. Brooks on CBS Money Watch.

Stephanie Guarisco of Clovis, N.M. claims she experienced severe pain and injury after using the lenses for only a few weeks, eventually leading to the loss of her right eye. She is suing Hubble’s parent company, Vision Path, for negligence, consumer fraud and other counts, Brooks writes.

“Hubble contact lenses were unsafe, defective, and inherently dangerous in that the contact lenses were subject to a high rate of eye infections and corneal damage during normal and customary use,” the complaint alleges.

Guarisco bought Hubble contact lenses through the company’s website in early 2020, according to the suit, which was filed June 30 in New York State Supreme Court. She wore the daily-disposable lenses until late July of that same year. Weeks later, severe pain in her left eye required her to visit a hospital emergency room, and an optometrist subsequently diagnosed Guarisco with iridocyclitis, the suit claims.

She was later diagnosed with a corneal ulcer of the left eye, according to court documents. But Guarisco’s eye issues worsened, and she was forced to visit the ER for allergy-like symptoms in her right eye, including “discharge, redness, itching and visual disturbances,” the lawsuit states.

Guarisco underwent several surgeries trying to repair the ulcer, but those procedures were unsuccessful, according to the suit, which states “she now has a permanent prosthetic placed in her right eye socket.”