New York, NY (AHN)-Bausch and Lomb Inc., says a report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control backed the decision by the company to recall its ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution, which has been linked to dozens of cases of a serious eye infection that can lead to blindness.

According to the report, Bausch and Lomb Chief Executive Ronald Zarrella says, "The CDC's conclusion that the MoistureLoc formulation was the only product with a statistically significant association with reports of Fusarium keratitis in the cases they have evaluated should put to rest any further speculation that other products may also be implicated."

Earlier this week, Bausch announced a complete recall of its ReNu with MoistureLoc formula.

After ruling out a contamination problem at one of the company's plants, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says the Fusarium outbreak appears to be related to the design and use of Bausch's ReNu with MoistureLoc formula.

Meanwhile, the company recommended that former MoistureLoc users switch to ReNu MultiPlus or ReNu Multi-Purpose, which have different formulas from that of MoistureLoc.