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Bausch & Lomb issues ReNu recall |
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Monday, 15 May 2006 |
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Bausch & Lomb has issued a permanent, worldwide recall of its ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution. The ReNu recall was made after studies by the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention linked ReNu to more than 100 U.S. cases of the serious fungal eye infection Fusarium keratitis.
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Infection concern spreads to other Bausch & Lomb products |
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Thursday, 04 May 2006 |
New data from an investigation into a recent outbreak of the fungal eye infection Fusarium keratitis suggests that more than one contact lens solution may be responsible. Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that out of 58 patients with symptoms of Fusarium keratitis infection, more than half were users of Bausch & Lomb’s ReNu with MoistureLoc.
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Contact lens wearers face increased infection risk |
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Monday, 01 May 2006 |
Many people who have opted for the convenience of contact lenses instead of glasses or surgery are beginning to rethink their decision. A recent outbreak of the potentially blinding fungal infection Fusarium keratitis among contact lens wearers is leading some to consider surgery or a switch to glasses in the hopes of saving their eyes.
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Bausch & Lomb admits it knew of ReNu infection link |
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Thursday, 27 April 2006 |
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Bausch & Lomb now admits that it was aware of the link between its ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution and the dangerous eye infection Fusarium keratitis in November 2005. The company says that it was notified by health officials in Hong Kong about a growing number of infections among ReNu users.
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Number of eye infection cases rises |
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Thursday, 27 April 2006 |
New figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention place the number of confirmed or suspected cases of the fungal eye infection Fusarium keratitis at 176. Previous CDC figures placed the number of infections at 109. The agency also said that it has observed cases in 28 states, up from 17 in the previous figures.
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FDA says ReNu plant was cited for violations in 2002 |
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Wednesday, 19 April 2006 |
The Greenville, South Carolina plant where Bausch & Lomb manufactured ReNu with MoistureLoc was cited for quality control problems in 2002, according to newly uncovered documents from the Food and Drug Administration.
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