Medical Description

Symptoms

• Blurring
• Clouding of the eye’s surface
• Significant eye inflammation
• Eye irritation, pain and/or redness
• Excessive tearing
• Discharge from the eye
• Light sensitivity
• Eye lesions
• Vision loss

General Information

Fusarium keratitis is a severe infection of the cornea. Risk factors for infection include trauma, chronic ocular surface diseases, and immunodeficiency. Only rarely does contact lens use contribute to Fusarium keratitis. The annual incidence of microbial keratitis is estimated to be between 4 and 21 per 10,000 soft contact lens users. Keeping contact lenses in the eye overnight can be a contributing factor to microbial eye infection.

Fusarium, a bacterium normally found in soil, water and other organic matter, is rarely known to invade the eye but when it does it can cause permanent damage. Fusarium bacteria actually “invades the cornea,” according to Dr. Jeffrey Sonsino, an optometrist at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute. “One of the reasons it is so serious is because it is very difficult to treat.” Without lengthy treatment, the infection can permanently scar the cornea, leading to vision loss or even blindness.

Bausch & Lomb may be facing as many as 700 personal injury lawsuits related to Fusarium keratitisinfections and other injuries related to ReNu with MoistureLoc. The CDC called ReNu with MoistureLoc “the potential root cause” of an outbreak of infections worldwide.

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If you or someone you love have been using ReNu with MoistureLoc MultiPurpose Contact Lens Solution and have experienced blurring, clouding of the eye’s surface, significant eye inflammation, excessive tearing, discharge from the eye, light sensitivity, eye lesions or vision loss, healthcare professionals suggest you see a physician immediately.

Contact our personal injury law firm today. A consultation with a product liability lawyer may be in your best interest. If Bausch & Lomb knew the risks of using ReNu MoistureLoc were more dangerous than it claimed, you may be entitled to compensation for the injuries you may have suffered as a result. Our lawyers are investigating the circumstances of this case. Your information will be reviewed by a lawyer who may be able to help you gain compensation from a ReNu MoistureLoc lawsuit.

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