Bausch & Lomb Names Robert J. Moore Corporate Vice President and President - U.S. Vision Care.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Bausch & Lomb (NYSE:BOL) has named Robert J. Moore corporate vice president and president-U.S. vision care. Moore, 50, has had management responsibility for the United States contact lens, lens care, and OTC eye care businesses since 2004 and was named to Bausch & Lomb's Corporate Strategy Board in January 2007.

Moore rejoined Bausch & Lomb in 2002 as vice president-Marketing for the Americas Region, after two years with Staples, Inc., where he was executive vice president of Marketing. He first joined the company in 1989 from Procter & Gamble where he was a brand manager. During his first tenure with Bausch & Lomb he held executive positions in the U.S. lens care and health care businesses as well as the former Ray-Ban division.

Moore has an M.B.A. in Marketing from Harvard University and a B.S. degree in Finance from Pennsylvania State University.

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.