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i was at my optometrist two weeks ago. a customer came in and asked for ReNu but was told that the shop has stopped selling ReNu because of some health concerns. at that time i thought it was according to advisory from the MoH. if not, i'm glad my optometrist for the past ten years has proven his professionalism and care for his customers.
don't rely on our gov to do eveything for you. esp since you already know how inefficient and opaque it functions. if you walked into a optometrist and find ReNu on the shelf, perhaps you should turn around and walk straight back out? if it is your usual optometrist you just walked into, perhaps you should look for another one?

I have swapped to other brand upon reading the news 3 weeks ago. In Malaysia, you just can not depend MOH to safeguard us.

First , the hand and foot disease in Sawarak has been reaching to an alarming level but it seems not much has been done. More than 600 cases has been reported and the daily rate is 200 cases

Second, when Pak Lah declared emergency on haze condition last year , police and FRU were sent, I don't think the minister understand the context of emergency in such a case.

In short the government machinery just do NOT have the process, procedure and work instruction in place for daily work , not to mention crisis management.

Just do a testing, Jeff , could you ask NISER to send you a copy of their standard Incident management procedure for virus and malware immediately ?

Rely on MoH? It is a disaster. I'm not going to give any "constructive critism" sicne it will not help anyway.

When "suppose to be" policy maker go micro-management, how do you expect the department function properly? For example, Dr Chua previous give a warning about boric acid level inside the food, which are suppose to be done by his staff.

eh I remember reading this news in a local newspaper... forgot which one though...

gave me quite a scare as I use this brand... not often and I never experienced any extra effects..

but seems that the heat on this in the local media fizzled out after that one piece.

B&L did issued an official letter to most of the optical shop stated that that is no prove on their solution is having problem. so the dealer can safely sell it until the they have report showing it is unsecure.

smell fishy?

the StarBites says that there are no cases of corneal infection in Malaysia and thus we can continue using the solution. PURE STUPIDITY. Do we need to wait until someone is blind before we start taking actioin, just like we always do?

I need advise guys....

I have 3 bottles (2 unopen , 1 using) of Renu Multipurpose Solution with MoistureLoc...

It cost me about RM60.. and I dont think I would discard them just like that... What should I do with it? I cant take it to the shop and ask for refund, or can I? And I bought it in one of the Shops in Sg Wang which I cant remember exactly...

So, what is the best/alternative brand that you recommend? Im staying in PJ and would appreciate to get it somewhere near...and hopefully not too expensive. Posibly Multipurpose solution because I never like using saline...

JEFF OOI says: A reader who was infected went for a check-up at a medical center in Ampang today. It cost his RM185. He went back to the eyecare outlet -- England Optical in Ampang Point -- and got a free replacement of one bottlle of multipurpose solution. I will post the advisory given by Singapore Press tomorrow.

And Jeff you suggesting me to go for eye check? How much it will cost average? Im tight on budget for unnecessary expenses especially after the cost of fuel rised up...

i too use the same brand like izudeen.

when i first read about this news in singapore in feb., i was using renu B&L, going to finish, and had one fresh (unused) bottle in my shelf. after reading about the news,i went to have a look at the unused renu bottle from top to bottom and was a bit apprehensive when i notice the 'import by' mentioning singapore. however, i was not paranoid... did i throw away this new fresh bottle after reading about the scare? nah, i didn't. i opened it and used it... and so far, good, nothing happens (been using it for about 20 days).

izudeen, there are lots of other cheaper and just as good brand of multi purpose solution around e.g 'complete', 'opti-care' (which was the solution that come together as a starter pack for new contact lens wearer). watson, the retail shop, also came up with its own brand name multi purpose solution.

I've been using ReNu ever since I can remember, and I did in fact contract an eye infection late last year. I had to go to the doctors & was prescribed with chloramphenicol(an eye ointment) and an eye drop medication.

Back then, this was not in the news yet so I assumed that I had somehow managed to contaminate my lenses. When I found out about this, I threw away my half full bottle ASAP & switched to another brand of solution. Fortunately, I don't buy my solutions in bulk. IMHO, there IS something wrong with the current batch of ReNu because some of my other friends(who are ReNu users) have experienced problems as well.

my local optometrist actually stop selling it & give full replacement to any of their customer that walk in and ask for replacement.

According to them, B&L actually did not release any recall in Malaysia but it was recall in SG. so .. really smelly.

I was a contact lense user several years ago until an irritation in my eye that I have to discard it altgether. Whenever I put on in, my eyes will turn red and I will feel very uncomfortable. I suspected it was also due to the solution I used then which was Renu.

It did help somewhat when I changed my contact lens solution. Such news of Renu solution posing a health hazard are not new. I have heard of it several years ago through the grapevine. No official statements or reports to confirm it then. Hence, this news came as no surprise to me.

But in Malaysia, for any action to be taken, I guess it must take a VIP or a renown personality to be blinded by the solution then we will see some results.

Take for example the case of Dr Liew's tragic death several months ago. Being in killed in construction sites is nothing new. There are far too many reports of Indonesian workers being killed by falling objects etc, however, no action was taken till late.

Anyway, Malaysia Boleh!