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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Researchers at the University of Washington report that they have successfully placed an electronic circuit and tiny LEDs on a flexible plastic lens. Although the LEDs on their prototype model do not yet light up, the potential of this technology is immense. It would allow the creation of a virtual “heads-up display” which only the […]

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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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Twenty more products liability lawsuits were filed this week against contact lens solution maker Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. in California state courts in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. The plaintiffs reside in California as well as several other states throughout the country. The lawsuits seek compensatory and punitive damages for serious injuries that the plaintiffs […]

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