Contact Solution Recall Blog

Lawsuits concerning the eye infections fusarium keratitis and acanthamoeba keratitis continue two years after  ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution from Bausch & Lomb was recalled.
While the recall occurred in April of 2006, there are still lawsuits emerging from use of the contact lens solution at that time and from after the original recall occurred.
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The National Eye Institute has granted Case Western Reserve University and the affiliated University Hospitals Case Medical Center a $2.4 million grant to research contact lenses and their effects on fungal eye infections.
Researchers will be focusing on the the Fusarium solani fungus and how it interacts with contact lens solutions. In 2005 and 2006, public [...]

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A recent study that was published has determined that current contact lens solutions are being tested against an out-dated, old strain of a common fungus.
 The study, which was conducted by University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, claims that the corneal infections from 2006 that were tied to the ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution were fuelled [...]

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Thomas Michael Pouch and his wife are suing a contact solution manufacturer and Wal-Mart after Pouch suffered an eye infection from using the contact solution. Pouch claims that he has always trusted Wal-Mart’s vision center for all of his vision needs. When the staff recommended the solution, he did not think twice about any harmful [...]

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Three women have filed a lawsuit against Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. (AMO) in California after they suffered vision loss and major eye damage after using Complete MoisturePlus. The women have all contracted Acanthamoeba keratitis, an infection in the eyes that can lead to blindness.
One of the three women claim to have suffered corneal scarring due [...]

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