According to the Ukrainian Observer, bottles of Baush & Lomb's contact lens solution ReNu with MoistureLoc is still for sale in the Ukraine. ReNu with Moisutreloc was removed from most major markets earlier this year after the solution was linked to fusarium keratitis, a serious fungal infection that can cause blindness. Last month, the Center for Disease Control issued the results of a study that found that ReNu with MoistureLoc lacked the necessary sterilization qualities to prevent eye infections with normal lens use. The report found that the fungal eye infection outbreak was directly associated with the use of ReNu with MoistureLoc. The unique properties of the solution may have contributed to the outbreak of fungal infections. The CDC study also found that suboptimal hygiene practice appeared unlikely to contribute to the outbreak and that biofilm on the contact lenses or contact lens cases may have played a role in causing the spread of fusarium keratitis, fungal eye infection. (News)
