Moldy eyes
I heard something on the radio this morning that greatly concerned me. They were talking about the fact that Bausch & Lomb was recalling some of its solutions from store shelves.
New Health Alert Over Contact Lens Solution
Rare Fungal Infection Seen in Increasing Numbers in Past Year, Most Infected Wore ContactsApril 10, 2006 - Bausch & Lomb voluntarily suspended shipments of its ReNu MoistureLoc brand contact lens solution as the federal Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continue to investigate a rare fungal outbreak among contact lens users.
The decision was made after a preliminary investigation found that ReNu was used by many of those known so far to be infected, FDA officials said in a press conference Monday evening.
“The data … associates the use of certain products with some of these cases in a fairly dramatic fashion,” said Dr. Daniel G. Schultz, director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health.
Contact lens solution is used by all contact lens wearers to rinse and store their lenses when they are not wearing them. Bausch & Lomb is one of the largest manufacturers of both brand-name and generic solutions.
I have been using Bausch & Lomb ever since I first got my contacts. And which one is in my bathroom … the MoistureLoc one. 
The bottle is almost empty too. I was planning on getting some more this weekend (since I get paid on Thursday). I think I’ll be checking out a different brand … just to be safe. I’m gonna do some more searching online to see what I can find. My sister sent me the link to the article I posted above.
Even if it’s only just a slight chance that there are problems with the Bausch & Lomb products, that’s not a chance I’m willing to take. I already have eye allergies. I don’t wanna end up going blind. If I run across any other articles that have more info, I’ll post ‘em.