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From: bea@alice.UUCP (Bea Chambers)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: contact lens 'sensitive eye' saline solution- very strange smell.
Message-ID: <3619@alice.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 22-Apr-85 21:10:10 EST
Article-I.D.: alice.3619
Posted: Mon Apr 22 21:10:10 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 23-Apr-85 07:16:26 EST
Organization: Bell Labs, Murray Hill
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A few months ago, I mentioned that I made my own saline solution because
I had some problems with the old style saline preserved with thimerosal. 
Several people sent me mail suggesting I try the new breed of prepared saline
for sensitive eyes. Well, that sounded like a good idea since making
saline is a pain. But I have now tried 2 brands, Bausch and Lomb, and
Barnes-Hind. Both brands have a very strange and very unpleasant smell. 
Both were well within the expiration date. Have any other soft contact
lens wearers been bothered by this? It was a great idea but I went back to
making my own.