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ReNu with MoistureLoc Victims Growing

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed that there are 24 new cases of fusarium keratitis. This brings the total to 54, up from 30 just two weeks ago. In the midst of new cases, Bausch & Lomb, the manufacturer of ReNu remains slow to react to the mounting crisis.

By The Legal Examiner

/ 24 Apr 2006

FDA Says Throw Out ReNu with MoistureLoc

Bausch & Lomb, the maker of contact lens solution ReNu with MoistureLoc may have acted hesitantly when it failed to voluntarily pull its product off store shelves but not so for the FDA. Yesterday, the FDA issued a statement that consumers should immediately stop using the product and discard any re

By The Legal Examiner

/ 22 Apr 2006

FDA & CDC Still Looking for Source of ReNu Fungus

The US FDA and the Centers for Disease Control are still looking for the source and cause of the fusarium keratitis fungus that forced Bausch & Lomb to halt shipments of its once popular contact lens solution ReNu with MoistureLoc. Bausch & Lomb’s chief medical officer, Brian Levy, stated that “I th

By The Legal Examiner

/ 21 Apr 2006

InfecciÃ³n Ocular y la SoluciÃ³n ReNu con MoistureLoc hecho por la compania Bausch & Lomb

InfecciÃ³n ocular por hongos puede causar vision borrosa, dolor en los ojos, e irritaciÃ³n. El hongo fusarium se encuentra comÃºnamente en las plantas y la tierra de regiones tropicales (como Florida). Sin el tratatamiento de gotas oftÃ¡lmicas que puede durar de dos a tres meses la infecciÃ³n puede

By The Legal Examiner

/ 20 Apr 2006

ReNu: Florida's Dubious Distinction

Fellow InjuryBoard blogger attorney Bob Carroll has an excellent post on the latest news on the Bausch & Lomb ReNu contact lens solution problem.

By The Legal Examiner

/ 20 Apr 2006

ReNu Contact Lens Solution Update

While the investigation is ongoing, we know thus far that of 30 cases in the US studied by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, 28 patients wore soft contact lenses and 26 had used the Bausch & Lomb ReNu brand contact lens solution in the month before the onset of the infection. Eight pat

By The Legal Examiner

/ 18 Apr 2006

FDA Continues its Bausch & Lomb Investigation

In an effort to locate the source of the fungal infection in suspected cases of Fusarium keratitis, the FDA is continuing its investigation of Bausch & Lomb plants. Of the 30 cases that have been reviewed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 26 people reported using a Bausch & Lomb ReN

By The Legal Examiner

/ 17 Apr 2006

Fusarium Fungus and Your Eyes

Last week, Bausch & Lomb told consumers not to use their eye contact solution ReNu with MoistureLoc after serious eye infections resulted. A fungus called Fusarium has been identified as the cause of the reported infections. As of April 9, there were 109 cases of suspected Fusarium keratitis under i

By The Legal Examiner

/ 17 Apr 2006

Bausch & Lomb Slow to React to Crisis

After intense public pressure, Bausch & Lomb finally asked retailers to remove the ReNu contact lens solution from their shelves while an investigation into the product’s safety is completed. The question remains as to why the company has not pulled the product from the marketplace altogether. The p

By The Legal Examiner

/ 14 Apr 2006

Bausch & Lomb Halts Shipments of ReNu Solution

One of the country’s leading manufacturers of eye contact solution has stopped shipments of its popular ReNu and MoistureLoc solutions after investigations have shown the products can cause a potentially dangerous eye infection. However, the company stopped short of pulling the products from store s

By The Legal Examiner

/ 12 Apr 2006

FDA Knew About Benzene in Soda

A newly discovered Food and Drug Administration report shows the agency had data at least three years ago that some soft drinks had unsafe levels of cancer-causing benzene. Known as the Total Diet Study, the report shows that between 1995 and 2001, nearly 80 percent of the diet cola that the FDA sam

By The Legal Examiner

/ 11 Apr 2006

Orlando Taser Case Overturned by Judge

A federal judge has overturned a $100,000 verdict against an Orlando police officer who a jury found had violated the civil rights of a motorist he stopped and shot with a Taser in 2003. The crux of the judge’s argument hinged upon the fact that the cop stopped the driver for a non-arrestable offens

By The Legal Examiner

/ 11 Apr 2006