Bausch & Lomb Files 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Bausch & Lomb (NYSE:BOL) today is filing its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2006 (the "2006 10-K") with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The full text of the filing, which also includes executive compensation disclosures that typically would be included in the Company's proxy statement, can be accessed through the Company's Internet site at http://www.bausch.com/en_US/corporate/ir/general/annual.aspx and on the SEC's Internet site at www.sec.gov.

Bausch & Lomb Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Efrain Rivera said, "We're pleased to have made progress with our SEC filings." Rivera indicated that the filing of the 2006 10-K satisfied the Company's obligation to provide 2006 reports in connection with the financial reporting requirements under its bank credit facilities and public debt.

As noted in the 2006 10-K, Bausch & Lomb is working to finalize and file its outstanding Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the first, second and third quarters of 2006 and the third quarter of 2005. While the Company is working diligently to complete those filings, there can be no assurance as to when it will be current in its reporting obligations.

This news release contains, among other things, certain statements of a forward-looking nature relating to future events or the future business performance of Bausch & Lomb. Such statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties including those concerning the ability of the Company and the parties with which it contracts to develop and introduce products successfully as well as the risk factors listed from time to time in the Company's SEC filings, including but not limited to filings on Form 8-K and on Form 12b-25, each dated November 9, 2006 and Form 10-K, dated April 25, 2007.

Bausch & Lomb is the eye health company, dedicated to perfecting vision and enhancing life for consumers around the world. Its core businesses include soft and rigid gas permeable contact lenses and lens care products, and ophthalmic surgical and pharmaceutical products. The Bausch & Lomb name is one of the best known and most respected healthcare brands in the world. Founded in 1853, the Company is headquartered in Rochester, New York, and employs approximately 13,000 people worldwide. Its products are available in more than 100 countries. More information about the Company can be found on the Bausch & Lomb Internet site at www.bausch.com. Copyright Bausch & Lomb Incorporated.