Bausch + Lomb recalls some of its implantable eye lenses

Company said there had been reports of an inflammatory reaction in some patients with these lenses, adding the patients responded quickly to treatment

Bausch + Lomb employs more than 1,500 people at its contact lens manufacturing plant in Waterford.

Bausch + Lomb has said it will recall some of its implantable eye lenses after receiving reports of complications, the cause of which could not immediately be known.

The company said it was recalling these lenses, which are part of its enVista platform, out of an abundance of caution, and was looking to identify a root cause.