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Bausch & Lomb Orders Worldwide Recall, ReNu with MoistureLoc

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Bausch & Lomb ordered a worldwide recall of their contact lens solution, ReNu with MoistureLoc. The solution has been linked with an outbreak of a fungal eye infection which can lead to corneal scarring and blindness. 
 
So far, there is no indication that other Bausch & Lomb solutions are affected. The problem seems to lie in the chemical composition of this particular formulation.  
 

Firm halts contact lens solution sales

Boston Globe - 5/16/2006 3:23 AM

Bausch & Lomb Inc. yesterday permanently halted worldwide sales of a contact lens solution that it linked to a rare fungal infection that can cause blindness.
 
The company last month voluntarily pulled the lens cleaner, ReNu with MoistureLoc, from stores nationwide. Yesterday, it urged consumers to switch to other products in its eye care line that use a different chemical formulation to kill fungi. At least eight people in the United States have undergone cornea transplants after the fungal infection caused irreparable damage; they are among 155 Americans known to have been affected
 
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