Associated Press, "More Cases of Eye Fungus Reported"
The number of confirmed or suspected cases of an eye fungus that can cause scarring of the cornea and blindness has grown to 176, health officials said Friday. The updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report lists cases of Fusarium keratitis in 28 states. As recently as April 9, health officials said they suspected 109 cases in 17 states. Also Friday, the Food and Drug Administration recommended soft contact lens wearers stop using ReNu with MoistureLoc and throw away any remaining bottles of the solution. Manufacturer Bausch & Lomb stopped shipping the contact lens solution earlier this month and asked stores to remove it from sale.