> Likewise, haven't used Hydrasoft (or for that matter any methaflicon
> material lens) in a long time. Not a bad lens, but with hioxifilcons
> from a number of manufacturers (the A material has DK closer to 20+ if
> that matters) and Proclear, we have other choices. My favorite for
> custom toric is the Proclear---dk=25-28 and for stock -2.75, you can't
> beat the B&L SL66, dk= 32. And you know that any week now they'll have
> it in Purevision.

> Anon E. Muss wrote:
> > On 18 Jul 2006 19:14:18 -0700, "Dr. Leukoma" <drg[at]leukoma.com> wrote:
> > > > Anon E. Muss wrote:
> > > [snip]
> > > > > I have too many patients with high astigmatism wearing Coopervision's
> > > > Hydrasoft Torics to make that claim.
> > > > > May I introduce you to Gelflex custom torics, made from hioxifilcon B
> > > material?
> > > Dk=15.
> > > w0w.
> > > That sure helps.
> It's sure helped my patients who needed a custom toric. I haven't used
> Hydrasoft in at least a decade.
> Personal preference.
> DrG

> On 18 Jul 2006 19:14:18 -0700, "Dr. Leukoma" <drg[at]leukoma.com> wrote:
> > Anon E. Muss wrote:
> [snip]
> > > I have too many patients with high astigmatism wearing Coopervision's
> > > Hydrasoft Torics to make that claim.
> > > May I introduce you to Gelflex custom torics, made from hioxifilcon B
> > material?
> Dk=15.
> w0w.
> That sure helps.

> Anon E. Muss wrote:

> > I have too many patients with high astigmatism wearing Coopervision's
> > Hydrasoft Torics to make that claim.
> May I introduce you to Gelflex custom torics, made from hioxifilcon B
> material?

> I never dispensed or recommended any moistureloc. I've consistently
> recommended against ANY renu products for several years due to [dry
> eye symptoms]

> William Stacy wrote:
> > They *were* extremely rare, until moistureloc came along. Then they
> > became almost common.
> > > Now that moistureloc is gone from the universe, they are again "quite rare".
> > > I'm sorry, but I lack the numbers to be able to make that statement, or
> even agree with it. But, I think I can breath easy because I doubt
> that I distributed more than a dozen starter kits of Moistureloc during
> the time it was on the market. ;-)
> DrG

> They *were* extremely rare, until moistureloc came along. Then they
> became almost common.
> Now that moistureloc is gone from the universe, they are again "quite rare".

> In more than 20 years of practice, I had never heard of fusarium
> infections. I've seen maybe one fungal eye infection in all that time.
> They are quite rare.
> DrG

> acemanvx[at]yahoo.com wrote:
> > William Stacy wrote:
> > > Dom wrote:
> > > > > > Tell us the story of your Fusarium Px?
> > > > > I refit her from standard soft to oasys about 6 mos ago. On her own,
> > > she bought renu withe moisture lock and was sleeping in them. She
> > > walked in with what looked like a bacterial ulcer, but on referral, it
> > > was cultured positive for fusarium. She ended up with a large scar
> > > centered just outside the pupil margin superiorly, and lost a little
> > > best va. She's still wearing oasys daily now on the other eye (nothing
> > > on the scarred eye) and is going to sue B&L. Hopefully I won't be
> > > named... She was case 119 in the US.
> > > B&L may be able to prove her standard of lens care wasnt proper, ie
> > sleeping in contacts which is a big NO NO. I read an article on that
> > and B&L says its not the fault of their products but how people dont
> > take care of their contacts and eyes. If someone cant be responsable
> > for contacts, he or she needs to stick to glasses.
> Presumably people were equally careless using the previous Renu product
> and/or other products. Anybody know what the fusarium infection rate
> was before the moisture-lok stuff came out and why it's different, if it is?
> --
> Cheers,
> Bev
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> to hunt you down and kill you, the thrill wears off." -Elric of Imrryr

> William Stacy wrote:
> > Dom wrote:
> > > > Tell us the story of your Fusarium Px?
> > > I refit her from standard soft to oasys about 6 mos ago. On her own,
> > she bought renu withe moisture lock and was sleeping in them. She
> > walked in with what looked like a bacterial ulcer, but on referral, it
> > was cultured positive for fusarium. She ended up with a large scar
> > centered just outside the pupil margin superiorly, and lost a little
> > best va. She's still wearing oasys daily now on the other eye (nothing
> > on the scarred eye) and is going to sue B&L. Hopefully I won't be
> > named... She was case 119 in the US.
> B&L may be able to prove her standard of lens care wasnt proper, ie
> sleeping in contacts which is a big NO NO. I read an article on that
> and B&L says its not the fault of their products but how people dont
> take care of their contacts and eyes. If someone cant be responsable
> for contacts, he or she needs to stick to glasses.