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Bausch & Lomb to Report 2004 Fourth-Quarter Earnings
Thursday, January 27, 2005

FOR RELEASE Wednesday, January 5, 2005
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Bausch & Lomb (NYSE: BOL) will report its 2004 fourth-quarter earnings results on Thursday, January 27.  On that day, the Company will issue a news release via Business Wire by 8:00 a.m. Eastern time.  The news release also will be posted on the Company's web site: www.Bausch.com.

Also on January 27, the Company will hold a conference call for investors at 10:00 a.m. (ET) to discuss the results. Members of the news media may "listen only" to the conference call.

The conference call can be accessed on January 27 in three ways:

  • By telephone - call 913-981-5507 between 9:50 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.;
  • By internet - log on to  www.vcall.com;
  • By internet - log on to the Investor Relations page of the Company's Web site  www.bausch.com.

The conference call will be available by telephone rebroadcast beginning at 1:30 p.m. (ET) on January 27, through midnight, Monday, January 31.  The call-in number to listen to the replay is 719-457-0820; the confirmation code is 932340.

For all 2005 earnings release dates, go to the Investor Relations page, financial information section on our Web site,  www.bausch.com.


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.  Bausch & Lomb's 2004 revenues were $2.2 billion; it employs approximately 12,400 people worldwide and its products are available in more than 100 countries.  More information about the Company can be found on the Bausch & Lomb Web site at www.bausch.com . Copyright Bausch & Lomb Incorporated.

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