Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us
Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network
Home
Discussion Groups
General
GeneralCardiologyVisionDentistryPharmacyLaboratoryNutritionAlternative
Diseases and Disorders
AIDSAlzheimer'sArthritisAsthmaCancerBreast CancerDiabetesEpilepsyGlaucomaHepatitisHerpesLupusProstate BPHProstate CancerProstatitisSinusitisTinnitus

Medical Forum / General / Vision / October 2004

Tip: Looking for answers? Try searching our database.

B&L Renu w/ MoistureLoc (in canada?)

Thread view: 
Enable EMail Alerts  Start New Thread
Thread rating: 
Jeff Mair - 17 Oct 2004 19:58 GMT
I was wondering if anyone knew if Bausch & Lomb's new Renu "with
MoistureLoc" is going to be available in Canada?  I was recently working in
the US and happened to pick some up and I found it to be MUCH better than
any other solutions (like regular Renu) that I have used before - in terms
of keeping my eyes from drying out.  And of course upon looking for the
stuff at home in the North, it seems to be nowhere to be found!!

Alternately (this has probably been covered lots before) - any advice for
the 'best' multipurpose solution for extended comfort?

Thanks,
jeffmair@rogers.com
MS - 17 Oct 2004 21:00 GMT
> Alternately (this has probably been covered lots before) - any advice for
> the 'best' multipurpose solution for extended comfort?

Do you mean wetting solution? You seemed to like the new RENU. (I haven't
tried it yet, don't recall seeing it, but now I'll look.)

If you do mean multipurpose solution, I think most here will tell you that
it's better to use separate solutions. In trying to do everything,
multipurpose solution does nothing really well.
Jeff Mair - 18 Oct 2004 22:30 GMT
Well if anyone's interested, I called Bausch Canada and they told me that
due to the different approval regulations and processes in Canada, we won't
be seeing any "MoistureLoc" here anytime soon.

I might have to make me a trip to the motor city soon...

>I was wondering if anyone knew if Bausch & Lomb's new Renu "with
>MoistureLoc" is going to be available in Canada?  I was recently working in
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> Thanks,
> jeffmair@rogers.com
MS - 19 Oct 2004 03:44 GMT
I don't recall seeing anything by that name here in California either, but I
could have missed it.

> Well if anyone's interested, I called Bausch Canada and they told me that
> due to the different approval regulations and processes in Canada, we won't
[quoted text clipped - 14 lines]
> > Thanks,
> > jeffmair@rogers.com
Jeff Mair - 19 Oct 2004 23:56 GMT
I guess it's only been on the market for about a month now.  I stumbled
across mine at a walmart in Kentucky.

> I don't recall seeing anything by that name here in California either, but
> I
[quoted text clipped - 23 lines]
>> > Thanks,
>> > jeffmair@rogers.com
MS - 21 Oct 2004 04:13 GMT
> I guess it's only been on the market for about a month now.  I stumbled
> across mine at a walmart in Kentucky.

Interesting, because I was at a Walmart today (hadn't read your post above
yet), and out of curiosity looked for it in the contact lens solution. There
were a few different Renus, but none that say "Moistureloc".

So I don't think they are available in California yet, although one wouldn't
think Kentucky would be the first place something like that goes on the
market, but who knows?
MS - 24 Oct 2004 01:16 GMT
Well, I now realize why I didn't see it. I was looking for it in re-wetting
drops. I just looked at the B&L web site, and see that it is indeed a
multipurpose solution. I never look at those solutions. It might have been
there, or might not.

In any case, as I said, multi-purpose solutions are in any case not a good
way to go, from everything I've read, including from eye doctors on this
board. One solution cannot do everything right. They cannot make it very
strong in cleaning, because then it would hurt your eyes. No such solution
would be as comfortable as plain saline solution to put in your eyes,
because the chemicals put in for cleaning and disinfection are bound to make
it less comfortable. A trade-off there. The more comfortable it is, it
probably does not clean as well. Probably OK for soaking, but most docs
recommend the hydrogen peroxide type solution for soaking and disinfection,
like AOSept or ClearCare. Better to have separate solutions, as one cannot
possibly do everything well.

With that moistureloc name, I thought it was for rewetting, with some
chemical to keep the eyes and lenses moist longer, for those of us with dry
eyes. I guess that still might be the purpose, since as a mps you probably
take it right out of the case soaking in the stuff, and put in your eye, or
put more of the solution on first. Still, with cleaning chemicals in the
solution as well, it couldn't be too comfortable. In any case, you'd be
better off to use separate solutions.

If it really is some new technology for keeping lenses moist longer for
people with dry eye problems, and not just some marketing gimmick, I wonder
if B&L will incorporate it soon into re-wetting drops?

> > I guess it's only been on the market for about a month now.  I stumbled
> > across mine at a walmart in Kentucky.
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> think Kentucky would be the first place something like that goes on the
> market, but who knows?
 
Sign In
Join
My Latest Posts
My Monitored Threads
My Blog
My Photo Gallery
My Profile
My Homepage

Start New Thread
Enable EMail Alerts
Rate this Thread



©2008 Advenet LLC   Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.