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Show te,ee Wednesday, April 19, 2006 DAILY Fungus Path of eye infection begins on contact Continued from Al A fungus called Fusarium, commonly found on plants and in soil He's stil plagued by a hazy film beenideptied E overhis eyes. identified The stock price for Bausch as the cause of about penetrates the and independent doctors and no contamination has been found. Fusarium is commonly found eye with a tear on the surface ona ——— in plant materialand soil in whichcan last two to three months,the infection can scar the cornea andblindits victims. Zink called the outbreak “one of those things that happens in medicine, whereyou really need to get more data and more information.” Still, Bausch & Lombhalted US. shipments of the product last week and major merchants, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc,, have pulled it from their shelves. Zink’s group sent memberse-mails and faxes last week,telling them to warn their patients: The stock price for the Rochester, N.Y., company has fallen almost a third since word of the first infections — which turned up in Singapore — broke three weeks ago. plant. Digging a trench for a pipe- line reshuffles layers of soil so that water doesn't flow prop- wayit came out,” Allen Chrisi Typically, the Without eye drop treatment, the energyfrom the power erly, which in turn hurts crops, theysaid. “You can't put it back in the Bottles of the eee tropical and subtropical regions. scheduled for completion in or road rights of way. Soea the American been tested by Bausch & Lomb “Questar has painted us into eens eae | preferably along existing roads May 2007. not everyone is convinced the company’s product is the real culprit, including Dr. Harry cademy ranges than gm ge Pogtorymania hristensens, they said they Continued from Al then ~ grows inthe ; Aa | 100 reported eye The fungus & Lomb, the maker of ReNu, has plummeted — even though HERALD | Questar = tensen said. Andreas Kammereck, a wa- fungus enters the ter engineer hired by Questar, disagreed. He said mitigating changes in water flow is not only possible, but standard AP SOURCES: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Dr. David Chu for the American, Academy of Ophthalmology “Wecertainly know that retailers, eye doctors and consumers are really looking for defini- tive answers, and wejust don't haveanyat this time,” company spokeswoman Meg Graham said Tuesday. “Our effort is to try to get to the bottom ofthis as quickly as possible.” Dr. Arthur Epstein, chairman of the American Optometric Association’s contact lens and cornea section,.said soft contact wearers can protect themselves from Fusarium by washing their hands before handling their lenses. And despiteall the publicity, some.contact wearers were still in the dark last week. Chad Borders, of Coral Springs,Fla., hadn't heard about the fungus and was still using ReNu with MoistureLoc. “That's scary,” he said. “I've never had any eye problems or infections.” Contact wearer Shelley Mo- gell, 49, said she's been using a different Bausch & Lomb cleansing solution for about seven yearsand has never had an infection. “The MoistureLoc must have something in it, a different ingredient,” said Mogell of Lake Worth,Fla. After weeks cf pain, William Spadaforaisn’t taking any chanc- es with a return to contacts. Wearing an old pair of glass- es he usesto see distances, he said,“I'm walking around half blind now. STARTS aed practice. “We want to maintain WEIKNOW, that natural flow across the trench,” he said. Questar representatives also said that investigating alternative routes would take them back to'square one in researching the potential impact on wetlands, endangered species and archaeological resources — time-consuming endeavors that are part of any develop- COMPUTERS en Personalized Service for Your Business or Home Computer COMPUBYTES ment. Allen Christensen said he With Best Price Guaranteed! was “not particularly troubled’ that the research would cost Questar time and money. White admonished the company for committing to a single routeinstead of bringing twoorthree alternatives to the county commission. Though commissioners shared the concerns voiced by the 356-0203) 286 North Univ. Ave. A NY LABOR CHARGE: With Coupon- Expires4/30/06 10 SAVINGS —— eee we ee AY SHOP SPECIAL HOURS 9AM-10P ANNIVERSARYSALE 2 FOR SPECIALS BUY 2 & SAVE i Satea46 SALE 2/30* ALL DAY STOREWIDE SHOPPING PASS EXTRA REGULAR, SALE ie Ta {NO OSCOUNT on Wace. FeJewey See Yes, Superior Values. 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