ton Doctor Looking for Fungal Eye Infection Answers

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ton Doctor Looking for Fungal Eye Infection Answers

Posted 4/6/2006 03:37 PM

WTRF - Wheeling,WV

http://www.wtrf.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory & storyid=9965

50 cases in 12 states so far

Story by Ben Email | Bio

Health officials are seeing a rash of fungal eye infections,

especially among users of contact lenses.

ton optometrist Dr. Walter Ramsey is attending an emergency

meeting in Florida to discuss the problem. " Part of this meeting is

to ascertain what is going on " he said as he boarded a flight from

ton.

The Centers for Disease Control says it has received reports of

about 50 cases in 12 states. Doctors believe this strain of fungal

eye infection started in Asian but quickly turned toward the United

States.

" It first was thought that the cases were in warm climates in

Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi, but now there seems to be some

cases happening in New England " , said Ramsey.

Ramsey believes a patient in his office recently might have had the

infection. But he also urges people not to panic. " This is something

we must not overreact to and cause panic because we don't know the

answers at this time, that's part of the point of this meeting. "

Experts dont know why the painful infection seems to be linked with

contact lenses.

Doctors say people who use them should always wash their hands

thoroughly before touching their eye.

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" tigerpaw2c " wrote:

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> ton Doctor Looking for Fungal Eye Infection Answers

> Posted 4/6/2006 03:37 PM

> WTRF - Wheeling,WV

>

> http://www.wtrf.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory & storyid=9965

>

> 50 cases in 12 states so far

> Story by Ben Email | Bio

>

> Health officials are seeing a rash of fungal eye infections,

> especially among users of contact lenses.

Sounds suspiciously like the dreaded Benzalkonium Chloride

reactivity striking again!

I wonder if the NON contact lense wearers were using eyedrops with

BC preservative.

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