Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site wateng.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!wateng!ksbszabo From: ksbszabo@wateng.UUCP (Kevin Szabo) Newsgroups: net.med Subject: Re: contact lenses and allergies Message-ID: <2049@wateng.UUCP> Date: Thu, 21-Feb-85 12:27:35 EST Article-I.D.: wateng.2049 Posted: Thu Feb 21 12:27:35 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 22-Feb-85 21:19:01 EST References: <3398@alice.UUCP> Reply-To: ksbszabo@wateng.UUCP (Kevin Szabo) Organization: VLSI Group, U of Waterloo Lines: 15 Summary: I passed a copy of the original article to my wife who had the following response: Apparently a reaction to thimersosal in saline solutions is not uncommon. In Canada Bausch&Lomb makes a sensitive eyes saline solution. This solution contains no thimersosal. You should ask your optometrist (or opthamologist) about case studies of reactions to thimserosal and his opinion about your contacts and allergies. Vicki Szabo -- Kevin Szabo watmath!wateng!ksbszabo (U of Waterloo VLSI Group, Waterloo Ont.)