Editing Bausch & Lomb (section)

== Lawsuits ==
In 1994, several states in the US, including [[Texas]], opened an investigation against Bausch & Lomb. This investigation was based on the sale of duplicate contact lenses under different names and prices. Three different versions of the same contact lens were being sold under OptimaFW, Medalist lenses, and SeeQuence2. OptimaFW, the most expensive version, was available with a lifetime of one year, The mid-priced, Medalist lenses were sold with a lifetime of three months, and SeeQuence2, the least expensive, came with a lifetime of two to three weeks. By 1996, the company ensured that all three versions carried the OptimaFW tag and tried to standardize the packaging, but the pricing was still different. In 1996, the case was settled for $68 million. In 1997, 17 states pressured Bausch & Lomb to stop the sale of duplicate lenses, deceptive practice stated in the court. The settlement also demanded the company to pay $1.7 million or $100,000 to each state to cover investigative costs.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Street Journal|first=Laura JohannesStaff Reporter of The Wall|date=1997-08-20|title=Bausch & Lomb Agrees to Stop Selling Duplicate Contact Lenses|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB872032889985983500|access-date=2021-08-25|issn=}}</ref>

In 2009, Bausch & Lomb spent $250 million to settle six hundred lawsuits filed by consumers exposed to ''[[Fusarium]]'' [[fungal keratitis|keratitis]], a [[fungal infection]], after using its contact solution ReNu with MoistureLoc. Between June 2005 and September 2006, one hundred eighty cases were reported, out of which seven patients required [[enucleation of the eye|eye removal]] and sixty required [[Corneal transplantation|corneal transplants]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bausch & Lomb settles 600 eye fungus lawsuits|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=7720332&page=1|access-date=2021-08-25|website=ABC News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bausch & Lomb settles 600 lawsuits|url=https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/bausch-lomb-settles-600-lawsuits|access-date=2021-08-25|website=FiercePharma|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Eye product concern slams Bausch & Lomb|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna12267828|access-date=2021-08-25|website=NBC News|date=11 April 2006 |language=en}}</ref>