Stop Using ReNu With MoistureLoc Contact Lens Solution Immediately: FDA
More cases of fungal infections have been reported among people using ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution. Thus the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that consumers should immediately stop using the product.
So far, federal health authorities are investigating 109 cases in the United States of people who have been diagnosed with a rare form of corneal fungus infection known as Fusarium keratitis. Of the 30 cases the FDA has fully investigated, most of those infected with the virus had been using MoistureLoc.
Bausch & Lomb, which makes ReNu, also issued a similar advisory. However, the company has said in press releases that it has found no contamination at facilities that make the solution.
To reduce the chance of any eye infection, contact lens wearers are advised to use the rub-and-rinse method of cleaning contacts, which requires soaking lenses in solution and rubbing them for a few seconds before storing them.
Filed under Contact Lens, Eye Treatment
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