Bausch & Lomb Donates Much-Needed Eye Care Products to American Red Cross to Aid New York City Relief Efforts.Business Editors ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 2001 Products Include Eye Wash, Artificial Tears artificial tears A solution containing 0.5% carboxymethyl cellulose or 5% polyvinyl alcohol, used to treat dry eye–xerophthalmia, often associated with Sjögren syndrome, which may also be due to sarcoidosis, senile lacrimal gland atrophy, acute or , Ophthalmic Prescription Medicines Bausch & Lomb, the world's leading maker of healthcare products for the eye, is rushing a truckload of eye care products to New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. to assist relief workers experiencing severe eye irritation from dust and debris from the wreckage of the World Trade Center. Shortages of eye care products have been reported in the New York City area. The products are enroute by truck to the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. Headquarters, Gifts-in-Kind office in Manhattan for distribution to hospitals, clinics and other treatment facilities caring for relief workers and survivors of the September 11 explosions. The products are over-the-counter items including Bausch & Lomb(R) Eye Wash, Bausch & Lomb Moisture Eyes(TM) Lubricant Eye Drops eye drops eye npl → gouttes fpl pour les yeux eye drops eye npl → Augentropfen pl and Artificial Tears, as well as prescription eye medicines including antibiotic eye drops. In all, there are 18,000 units of product on the first truck. Bausch & Lomb will send subsequent truckloads of products as the items are depleted de·plete tr.v. de·plet·ed, de·plet·ing, de·pletes To decrease the fullness of; use up or empty out. [Latin d and the Red Cross reports continued need for them. In addition, Bausch & Lomb is matching dollar-for-dollar all financial donations made by its employees to the American Red Cross. Bausch & Lomb Incorporated is the preeminent global technology-based healthcare company for the eye, dedicated to helping consumers see, look and feel better through innovative technology and design. Its core businesses include soft and rigid gas permeable gas permeable gas adj (lenses) → luftdurchlässig contact lenses contact lenses contact npl → verres mpl de contact contact lenses contact npl → Kontaktlinsen pl contact lenses npl , lens care products, ophthalmic surgical and pharmaceutical products. The company is advantaged with some of the most respected brands in the world starting with its name, Bausch & Lomb(R), and including SofLens(TM), PureVision(TM), Boston(R), ReNu(R), Storz(R) and Technolas(TM). Founded in 1853 in Rochester, N.Y., where it continues to have its headquarters, the company has annual revenues of approximately $1.8 billion and employs approximately 12,000 people in more than 50 countries. Bausch & Lomb products are available in more than 100 countries around the world. Additional information about the company can be found on Bausch & Lomb's Worldwide Web site at http://www.bausch.com. |
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