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02/13/2008 - A products liability suit filed against Bausch & Lomb in the Circuit Court of Cook County was removed to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois by the defendants on Jan. 14. More>>>

01/31/2008 - In an in vitro model, clinical isolates of Fusarium and Candida albicans fungi formed biofilm structures associated with Fusarium keratitis on six brands of soft contact lenses, as well as in two brands of contact lens care solutions, researchers in Ohio reported. More>>>

01/31/2008 - A new study in the US claims that contact lens solutions are being inadequately tested with an outdated and irrelevant fungus strain, as reported in Medical News Today. More>>>

01/28/2008 - In 2006, Bausch & Lomb withdrew its ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution because a high proportion of corneal infections were associated with it. Now in a new study from University Hospitals Case Medical Center, researchers show that these infections were fueled and made resistant to treatment by the formation of a highly resistant structure of microbial cells held together with a glue-like matrix material. Scientists call this conglomeration of cells biofilms. More>>>

01/20/2008 - Bausch & Lomb announced Sunday that the eye health company plans to acquire eyeonics, inc., a privately held California company that makes a special lens used in cataract repair. More>>>

01/06/2008 - The 2006 recall of a contact lens solution linked to the outbreak of a rare eye infection continues to haunt Bausch & Lomb Inc. More>>>

12/06/2007 - Upshur County resident Nancie Drake filed her second product liability suit against Bausch and Lomb for its contact lens solution. More>>>

12/02/2007 - Complete MoisturePlus contact lens solution is a product of Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. (AMO), an ophthalmic surgical and eye care products company. According to a Dec. 1 press release, the lens solution was recalled by AMO in May 2007, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) determined that more than 135 people had developed a serious eye infection after using the solution. More>>>

11/12/2007 - Donald Steven MacKay first noticed problems with his left eye in April. It had a slightly pink hue, was itchy and there was a watery discharge.

Two months later, the Sydney man would learn he'd been infected with a rare, painful and potentially blinding condition, Acanthamoeba keratitis. More>>>

11/07/2007 -   A Charleston woman has filed a lawsuit against two local ophthalmologists, contending they didn't properly treat her for an eye infection that left her blind in one eye.  More>>>

10/26/2007 -  Private equity firm Warburg Pincus said Friday it has completed its $3.67 billion (€2.55 billion) buyout of troubled eye care products maker Bausch & Lomb Inc. More>>>

10/25/2007 -   Advanced Medical Optics Inc., which makes ophthalmic surgical devices and eye care products, Thursday reported a loss in the third quarter, as lost sales from its contact lens solution recall offset revenue from newly acquired companies. More>>>

10/23/2007 -   Bausch & Lomb Inc. had been targeted by 573 ReNu with MoistureLoc-related product liability suits as of Oct. 16. More>>>

10/22/2007 -   Bausch & Lomb Inc said on Monday that as of Oct. 16 it has been named as a defendant in about 573 product liability lawsuits stemming from its recalled ReNu contact lens cleaning solution. More>>>

10/08/2007 -   Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. today announced the launch of Elevate Your Eye (EYE) Care, a global education campaign designed to educate contact lens wearers about proper lens cleaning techniques. More>>>

09/24/2007 -   The woman says a common contact lens solution caused a severe infection in her eye. Now, she can't even see her own children. More>>>

09/24/2007 - Santa Ana-based Advanced Medical Optics Inc. is back with a contact lens solution after a May recall. More>>>

05/26/2007 -  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting health care professionals and their patients who wear soft contact lenses about a voluntary recall of Complete MoisturePlus Multi Purpose Solution manufactured by Advanced Medical Optics of Santa Ana More >>>

05/25/2007 - In response to information received today from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding eye infections from Acanthamoeba, a naturally occurring water-borne organism which can contribute to serious corneal infections, Advanced Medical Optics (AMO) (NYSE:EYE) is immediately and voluntarily recalling its Complete(R) MoisturePlus(TM) contact lens solutions. CDC data was made available to AMO today showing that it had completed interviews with 46 patients who had developed Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) since January 2005. More >>>

11/21/2006 - Advanced Medical Optics, Inc., a global ophthalmic surgical and eye care products company, today announced a nationwide, voluntary recall of certain lots of its 12-ounce COMPLETE® MoisturePLUS(TM) multipurpose contact lens care solution and Active Packs. More >>>

11/08/2006 - This week, Bausch & Lomb received a condemnatory letter from the FDA regarding the manufacturing conditions at one of its plants, where an inspection revealed several quality control problems. More >>>

11/06/2006 - Bausch & Lomb (NYSE: BOL) today announced that it has received a Warning Letter from the United States Food and Drug Administration relating to an inspection the agency conducted at the Company’s Greenville, S.C. solutions manufacturing plant during the period March 22 through May 15, 2006 in connection with reports of Fusarium keratitis from some users of ReNu with MoistureLoc solution produced in the facility.  More >>>

05/16/2006 - Bausch & Lomb (BOL.NYS) Monday announced the permanent withdrawal of its contact lens solution ReNu with MoistureLoc from all markets across the globe. The decision follows increasing evidence regarding a potential eye infection that could result in blindness.
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04/10/2006 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are alerting health care professionals and their patients who wear soft contact lenses to an increasing number of reports in the United States of rare but serious fungal infections in the eye that can cause permanent loss of sight. Some patients have reported a significant loss of vision, resulting in the need for a corneal transplant.
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04/08/2006 - CDC received a report from an ophthalmologist in New Jersey regarding three patients with contact lens--associated Fusarium keratitis during the preceding 3 months. Initial contact with several corneal disease specialty centers in the United States revealed that other centers also have seen recent increases in Fusarium keratitis. This report summarizes the public health response to date in the United States and provides important prevention messages for contact lens users. More >>>

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