ReNu with MoistureLoc causes 8 Cornea
Transplants
According to a wire service report at least 8 patients have required cornea transplants since the outbreak was discovered.
These operations bring the total
reported injuries from ReNu with
MoistureLoc to 176.
In an Associated Press report, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that 176 cases of the Fusarium keratitis virus has been found in 28 states, an increase from 109 cases in 17 states, reported April 9,
2006.
ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution, manufactured in the Greenville, SC plant, was voluntarily withdrawn from the market in the United States on April 13, 2006. To date, a majority of the confirmed Fusarium cases have been associated with the ReNu with MoistureLoc.
Call the Law Offices of Handler, Henning
& Rosenberg, LLP if you or someone you
love has experienced any medical complications
in conjunction with using ReNu with MoistureLoc at 1-800-422-2224.
FDA Recalls ReNu with MoistureLoc for
Fungal infections in consumers
Bausch & Lomb announced a global recall of ReNu with MoistureLoc Contact Lens Cleaning Solution
On Thursday, May 11, 2006. A team from Bausch & Lomb met with Food & Drug Administration (FDA) officials to share information resulting from the company's internal investigation into cases of
Fusarium keratitis associated with ReNu with MoistureLoc.
Bausch & Lomb has proposed that unique characteristics of the formulation of the ReNu with MoistureLoc product in certain unusual circumstances can increase the risk of Fusarium infection.
Based on this scientific and epidemiological data suggesting that ReNu with MoistureLoc may increase
the chances of developing Fusarium , Bausch & Lomb has decided to permanently remove the ReNu with MoistureLoc product worldwide. FDA supports this decision.
If
you or someone you love has experienced
severe side effects from ReNu with MoistureLoc, get
the help you need. Pick up the phone right now and
call the Law Offices of Handler, Henning & Rosenberg, LLP.
We help
you. Call us right now at
1-800-422-2224.
What is Fusarium Keratitis?
Fusarium keratitis
(fungal keratitis)
is a seriously
painful disease that
directly effects the
cornea of the eye.
Symptoms of Fusarium
Keratitis include:
- Blurred vision
- Increased light
sensitivity
- Pain in and
around the eye
- Redness and
tenderness that
does not improve
when you remove
your contact
lens.
- Eye Swelling
- Excessive
tearing or
discharge from
the eye
- Permanent
blindness - if
the condition is
left untreated
If you
or a member of your family has experienced any of the side effects listed
above while taking ReNu with
MoistureLoc, please contact your
doctor immediately and then get the
representation you deserve by
calling experienced attorneys at the Law
Offices of Handler, Henning & Rosenberg, LLP immediately to get help.
Call
today at 1-800-422-2224 for your free
consultation about your case and the effects
of ReNu with MoistureLoc. |