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Brian Levy, OD, MVSc

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I read with interest the article by Khor et al¹ concluding that use of ReNu MultiPlus (Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, New York) significantly increased the risk of contact lens–related Fusarium keratitis in Singapore. The conclusions contradict the results of studies carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health in Hong Kong.^2-3 Khor and colleagues reference on several occasions that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study did not show an association with ReNu MultiPlus and that the available evidence suggests that ReNu with MoistureLoc (Bausch & Lomb) may be the only contact lens solution linked to the outbreak.^{2, 4}

Subsequent to the introduction of MoistureLoc globally in 2004, cases of Fusarium keratitis significantly increased.^1-3 The precipitous drop in Fusarium keratitis reports immediately following the recall of MoistureLoc globally clearly demonstrates an association with MoistureLoc, not MultiPlus.⁴ This is particularly . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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