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STOP using ReNu Multipurpose Solution NOW!!!

It's good that you are telling us here, Iz, BUT.

Have you called up that Chua Guy fr MOH? Or his staffs? What do they say? Will they issue a Nation-wide ban on this? Or issue a public statement on this?

If MOH is silent on this, they're either blind (as usual) or this only affects Singaporean eyes.

Without a confirmation abt this fr the relevent authorities, this has to remain, at best, a rumour.

I know the previous Chua Guy has siblings with a majority stake in the Msian health-care & pharmacological market. I wld expect that negative statements will be slow in coming. What preplexes me now is, why is the 'enemy' not acting on this? Unless similar interests have changed hands in accordance with the change of guard at MOH.

And the Msian newspaper that 1st highlighted this. Why havent they contacted MOH for a statement? Responsible reporting indeed. How pathetic. That newspaper has always been sensitive to affected manufacturers pulling their ads and going elsewhere if they report too much. Al Queda & Ayah Pin didnt advertize there, so they have lots of exposure on those subjects...

The rot builds in Malaysia...

XEQ.

reply to iZuDeeN
It's 3 brands that affected from what i read from a chinese newspaper, Renu, Complete and Alcon

just keep away this 3 brands and use other brand first, who knows it does harm ur eyes, i m a contact lens users too, my 2 cents
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reply to XEQtor

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Bernama.com
Malaysian National News Agency

Manufacturer Of Contact Lens Care Solutions Told To Withdraw Products
General
March 15, 2006 21:35 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 (Bernama) -- The Health Ministry has ordered the immediate withdrawal of all ReNu multipurpose contact lens care solutions manufactured by Bausch & Lomb from the local market following cases of contact lens-related fungal eye infections.

Minister Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek, who issued the order Wednesday night, said there was no time frame given to the company to withdraw its products "but they should be responsible".

He said this to reporters after launching a Swedish product, ETAC, at the official residence of the Swedish Ambassador to Malaysia, Helena Sangeland, here.

The minister was elaborating on a statement issued earlier by the ministry which asked all manufacturers and suppliers of contact lens solutions to check and test their products to ensure they were safe following the fungal eye infections reported in Singapore and Hong Kong recently.

Dr Chua said there were three contact lens solutions produced by Bausch & Lomb marketed locally under the brand names of ReNu, Alcon and Complete.

However, he said, the withdrawal order only applied to ReNu based on information received from the Tun Hussein Onn Eye Hospital.

The ministry's statement said that as of today, the Tun Hussein Onn Hospital had listed 14 contact lens-related infective keratitis cases between January 2005 and February 2006.

"Out of these 14, six patients cited ReNu as the solution used, one used a combination of ReNu and Alcon solutions while four reported using Complete solution," the statement added.

The ministry advised the public to get immediate medical attention and treatment at the nearest hospital or clinic if they had any eye infection related to the use of contact lens.

It also reminded all users of contact lens to observe proper contact lens cleaning and care regimes.

Lenses must be rubbed with the fingers and rinsed thoroughly before soaking overnight in a multipurpose solution while disposable contact lenses must not be used beyond their recommended disposal period.

"The multipurpose solution in the lens storage case must be changed every day even if the lenses are not used daily while contact lens storage cases should also be replaced at least every three months," the statement said.

Users should stop wearing the lenses if they develop any redness, blurring of vision or pain of the eye and to consult a doctor or contact lens practitioner, it said.

Alternatively, it added, contact lens users might wish to use spectacles instead for the time being.

-- BERNAMA

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reply to iZuDeeN
yoh.. thx for the news..

reply to iZuDeeN
If not wrong, the local B&L distributor has come out to say they will NOT remove their products from shelves! This is becoz there is no proof that the condition of those affected was due2 the solution.

Many factors actually affect contact lens users. Main one is HYGIENE!

All users must wash their hands with soap thoroughly b4 touching anything when removing or applying the lenses. From what I've noticed, many uses take short cuts!

These new NO-rubbing solutions require rinsing for at least 5 secs. Wonder how many users do that...?

Lenses must be soaked in solution for AT LEAST 4 HOURS to disinfect them! Do you?

Also opened bottles cannot be used after 30 days. Do users throw away their unused solution after that? Actually this warning applies to ALL eye-applicable products.

Changing contact lens cases every 3 mths? Wonder, too, how many users do so...

A lot of questions...NO answers from any party...
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