Heat a Factor in Eye-Infection Outbreak

Storing contact lens solution in a hot place may have caused an outbreak of eye infections, researchers say. More than 150 cases occurred from 2004 through 2006. A fungus caused the infections. All of those infected had used ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution. A new study has found that the fungus grows well in this solution at 140 degrees. U.S. officials cited the plant in 2006 for lack of temperature control. The study appeared November 11 in the journal Archives of Ophthalmology.