| Bausch & Lomb Asks Stores to Pull ReNu MoistureLoc
Contact Solution
due to link to fungal eye infection that can cause blindness.
News update: April 22, 2006, Forbes, More Cases of Eye Fungus Reported
bring number confirmed or suspected cases to 176
Additional Renu MoistureLoc
Infection News Alerts, Lawsuits and Lawyer Updates
 After health officials linked its product to a
serious eye infection, Bausch & Lomb announced the suspension of
shipments of its contact solution ReNu with MoistureLoc on April 10,
2006. Health officials with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned of
increasing numbers of a serious fungal infection of the eye in those
who were contact lenses, which could lead to blindness.
In February, Bausch & Lomb stopped sale of ReNu in Hong Kong and
Singapore because of an increase in the fungal infection, but both
the FDA and the CDC said there is not enough evidence to withdraw
the product from the U.S. market. However, on April 13, 2006, Bausch
& Lomb warned consumers not to use the product and asked retailers
to pull the product from their shelves until investigations
conclude.
Reports of fungal keratitis infections in users of the solution are
surfacing in contact lens wearers who use ReNu with MoistureLoc.
According to the FDA, there were 109 cases of Fusarium keratitis in
people in 17 states under investigation by public health authorities
since June 2005. Data from the Centers for Disease Control of 30
cases of the infections revealed that 28 wore contact lenses and
that most used the ReNu saline.
Eight individuals had to undergo corneal transplants.
Fungal keratitis is a severe infection of the cornea. Risk factors
for infection usually include trauma (generally with plant
material), chronic ocular surface diseases, immunodeficiencies and
contact lens use. And the infection can require prolonged drug
therapy with antifungal. Fungal keratitis is a condition more
prevalent in warm climate. First-line treatment includes topical and
oral antifungal medications; patients who do not respond to medical
treatment usually require surgical intervention, including corneal
transplantation. Symptoms of fungal keratitis include eye pain, eye
discomfort, decrease in vision and light hypersensitivity.
RENU MOISTURELOC INFECTION NEWS
& LAWYER UPDATES
CDC: Most infected lens wearers used same cleaner
CNN -
May 10, 2006
...Nearly two-thirds of contact-lens
wearers who contracted a potentially blinding fungal eye infection
reported using Bausch & Lomb Inc.'s newest lens cleaner, health
authorities said Tuesday.
April 22, 2006, Forbes, More Cases of Eye Fungus Reported bring
number confirmed or suspected cases to 176
Forbes - April 22, 2006
... The number of confirmed or suspected cases of an eye fungus that can
cause scarring of the cornea and blindness has grown to 176, The Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
Bausch & Lomb Ads Apologize to Consumers on Cleaner (Update4)
Bloomberg - April 14, 2006
... Bausch & Lomb Inc. ran ads today urging that consumers use
other contact lens cleaners made by the company, such as ReNu
MultiPlus, rather than one withdrawn after being linked to an
infection that can cause blindness.
Bausch & Lomb Says Not To Use ReNu MoistureLoc Contact Lens
Solution
CNN - April 14, 2006
... The maker of a contact lens solution
linked to a potentially blinding eye infection on Thursday warned
consumers not to use the product and asked retailers to pull it from
their shelves.
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