ReNu contact solution and eye infection dangers

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kr0 - 26 Apr 2006 22:00 GMT

It seems that there is a concern about the Bausch and Lomb eye contact
solution ReNu causing bacterial eye infections. These infections can be
quite severe and lead to permanent damage or even loss of sight. If you
check out
http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/case/eye_contacts_infection there is a
much more information on this and what can be done about it as well as some
interesting articles. There is a free case evaluation provided for those who
may have had such an eye infection. I thought this might be of interest and
hope that it may be of some help.

kr0

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Beermonster - 27 Apr 2006 06:25 GMT

A quick Google and it looks like there are almost more lawyers chasing this
than affected patients:

http://www.weitzlux.com/contactlenssolutionlawsuit/bausch-lomb-renu_402815.html

http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/renu_contact_solution/

http://www.lawyerattorneysearch.com/Renu-Moistureloc/Lawyer-Attorney.cfm

http://www.jrlawfirm.com/product_liability/renu_contact_lens_solution_lawyer.htm

http://injury-law.freeadvice.com/drug-toxic_chemicals/renu-moistureloc.htm

http://www.fightingforyou.com/renu-contact-solution-c-340.html

http://www.flainjurylawyer.com/firminthenews.php?id=38

The above is but a small selection.

To date, testing does not appear to show any problems with the solution
itself: even opened bottles recovered from affected patients were
efficacious. Also, the asian infections were of a different genotype to the
US infections, so a point source is unlikely.

One interesting comment I did hear is CDC have no data as to the typical
background rates of fusarium infections, which makes this investigation very
tricky.

> It seems that there is a concern about the Bausch and Lomb eye contact
> solution ReNu causing bacterial eye infections. These infections can be
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> kr0

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The Real Bev - 29 Apr 2006 03:56 GMT

> A quick Google and it looks like there are almost more lawyers
> chasing this than affected patients:
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> typical background rates of fusarium infections, which makes this
> investigation very tricky.

Not to worry, I'm sure the lawyers will sort it all out.

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