The Cooper Companies Announces Its Subsidiary CooperVision Has Initiated a Voluntary Recall of Limited Lots of Avaira Toric

The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE: COO) today announced that its subsidiary CooperVision has initiated a voluntary recall on limited lots of Avaira® Toric contact lenses. This recall is limited solely to specific lots of Avaira Toric, and no other CooperVision product is involved in this recall.

The recall was initiated because of the unintended presence of a residue on certain lenses. The residue was identified after investigating a small number of complaints of temporary hazy vision. The manufacturing issue has been identified and a resolution is in process. It is anticipated Avaira Toric shipments will resume shortly, and inventory will return to normal levels by December 1, 2011.