2 intent on legal action against Bausch & Lomb for eye infection

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S'poreans join US class action suit

2 intent on legal action against Bausch & Lomb for eye infection

Tan Hui Leng

huileng@...

http://www.todayonline.com/articles/132522.asp

TWO Singaporeans who had to undergo corneal transplants due to

fungal eye infections have engaged law firms in the United States

for a class action suit against contact lens solution manufacturer

Bausch & Lomb.

..

One of them is 43-year-old Yong Teck Meng, who had been using Bausch

& Lomb's Renu with MoistureLoc solution at the time. Mr Yong had to

have a corneal transplant last October as a result of severe damage

in his left eye, caused by the fusarium fungus.

..

The other Singaporean involved is 19-year-old Jermaine Tan who

underwent the transplant in January this year. The full-time

national serviceman has only recovered about 60 per cent of the

sight in his left eye, despite the transplant.

..

The law firms of de la O, Marko, Magolnick & Leyton and &

Waichman, are representing both.

..

Said a partner from de la O, Marko, Magolnick & Leyton, Mr

Magolnick: " According to Jermaine's doctors, the fusarium fungus had

almost eaten all the way through the cornea. One more day and it

could have been too late. If Jermaine had not been treated in time,

doctors would have had to remove his entire eye. "

..

A public alert was sent out by the Ministry of Health in February

this year after Singapore ophthalmologists noticed an unusual

increase in the surge of fungal infections of the eye caused by the

fusarium fungus. Almost all contact lens wearers involved had used

ReNu multipurpose contact lens solution.

..

By February, three patients needed corneal transplants.

..

In May, the manufacturer issued a worldwide recall of the solution.

In the same month, Bausch & Lomb said that the formulation of its

ReNu MoistureLoc contact lens solution could have contributed to the

rise in fungal infections.

..

Last month, it was reported that more than a dozen lawsuits have

been filed in the US, with a reported legal liability of up to US$1

billion ($1.5 billion).

..

Other ReNu MoistureLoc users who suffered fungal eye infections told

Today that they have not taken legal action against the company but

are considering doing so.

2 intent on legal action against Bausch & Lomb for eye infection

Tan Hui Leng

huileng@...

TWO Singaporeans who had to undergo corneal transplants due to

fungal eye infections have engaged law firms in the United States

for a class action suit against contact lens solution manufacturer

Bausch & Lomb.

..

One of them is 43-year-old Yong Teck Meng, who had been using Bausch

& Lomb's Renu with MoistureLoc solution at the time. Mr Yong had to

have a corneal transplant last October as a result of severe damage

in his left eye, caused by the fusarium fungus.

..

The other Singaporean involved is 19-year-old Jermaine Tan who

underwent the transplant in January this year. The full-time

national serviceman has only recovered about 60 per cent of the

sight in his left eye, despite the transplant.

..

The law firms of de la O, Marko, Magolnick & Leyton and &

Waichman, are representing both.

..

Said a partner from de la O, Marko, Magolnick & Leyton, Mr

Magolnick: " According to Jermaine's doctors, the fusarium fungus had

almost eaten all the way through the cornea. One more day and it

could have been too late. If Jermaine had not been treated in time,

doctors would have had to remove his entire eye. "

..

A public alert was sent out by the Ministry of Health in February

this year after Singapore ophthalmologists noticed an unusual

increase in the surge of fungal infections of the eye caused by the

fusarium fungus. Almost all contact lens wearers involved had used

ReNu multipurpose contact lens solution.

..

By February, three patients needed corneal transplants.

..

In May, the manufacturer issued a worldwide recall of the solution.

In the same month, Bausch & Lomb said that the formulation of its

ReNu MoistureLoc contact lens solution could have contributed to the

rise in fungal infections.

..

Last month, it was reported that more than a dozen lawsuits have

been filed in the US, with a reported legal liability of up to US$1

billion ($1.5 billion).

..

Other ReNu MoistureLoc users who suffered fungal eye infections told

Today that they have not taken legal action against the company but

are considering doing so.