Top Poisons That Can Harm Pets Sep 30, 2009
Fluorouracil-an anti-cancer drug-is used topically to treat minor skin cancers and solar keratitis in humans. It has proven to be rapidly fatal to dogs, causing severe vomiting, seizures and cardiac arrest even in those who've chewed on discarded cotton swabs used to apply the medication. (W-USA News, DC)
Bausch & Lomb Beats Back Lens Cleaner Lawsuits Sep 1, 2009
The Rochester, N.Y.-based optical products maker has already paid out more than $250 million to settle roughly 600 lawsuits over its ReNu with MoistureLoc solution, which the suits claim caused a potentially blinding infection known as Fusarium keratitis. After a hearing on the admissibility of expert evidence, however, a federal judge in South Carolina has excluded testimony by a doctor who claims MoistureLoc also caused hundreds of non-fungal infections. (KWTX.com, TX)
Infection-Causing Amoeba May be Resistant to Multiple Contact Lens Solutions Jul 22, 2009
The species is associated with many different human diseases such as central nervous system infections and Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), an infection of the cornea that can ultimately lead to blindness ... (June 14, 2007) The use of a particular contact lens solution has a strong association with Acanthamoeba keratitis, a rare severe eye infection, report researchers. (Science Daily)
Contact solution maker didnt report problems Jun 23, 2009
The company pulled its Complete MoisturePlus off the market in May 2007 after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention linked the fluid to dozens of cases of a serious infection called Acanthamoeba keratitis ... Kelly Morrison, a spokeswoman for Abbott Laboratories, which acquired AMO in February, said the company "believed it was reporting customer complaints in compliance with FDA regulations. She declined to elaborate. Abbott Laboratories is based in North Chicago.The FDA documents... (MSNBC -- Health)
Stem Cells Cultured On Contact Lens Restore Sight In Patients With Blinding Corneal Disease Jun 6, 2009
24, 2006) Researchers have additional information concerning the recent outbreak of the corneal infection Fusarium keratitis, which was associated with use of a specific contact lens solution, according to a. (Feb. (Science Daily)
Deadly Parasites Hijack Unsuspecting Hosts in Animal Planet's New Series Monsters Inside Me May 31, 2009
He visits multiple specialists--none of which have any answers--until a urologist finally realizes Carmack is suffering from the parasite Wuchereria bancrofti, which he contracted 40 years earlier; And teenager Mallory Greiner contracts Acantheamoeba keratitis, a parasite that's intent on eating her cornea, but doctors believe she is suffering from herpes. By the time each organism is discovered, doctors must rush to reverse the damage left in the wake of these parasitic nightmares. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
70% of Contact Lens Cases are Contaminated and Nearly 1 in 4 are Never Replaced - a Serious Problem Eye Doctors Want Fixed, WatchDog Group Reports Apr 11, 2009
Danger in the form of hard to pronounce words like fusarium keratitis and acanthamoeba keratitis. These are nasty words that are causing eye health complications from minor eye infections to blindness. (PR Newswire)
Contact Lens Cases Often Contaminated Feb 7, 2009
These pathogens can cause keratitis, an often painful inflammation of the cornea. Complications from keratitis can lead to vision loss. (MEDLINEplus)
