8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 13, 2002
BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	1-4105 (Commission File Number)		16-0345235 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Bausch & Lomb Place, Rochester NY (Address of principal executive offices)		14604-2701 (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (585) 338.6000

ITEM 7.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                    AND EXHIBITS

(a)	Financial statements of businesses acquired. - - Not Applicable
(b)	Pro forma financial information. - - Not Applicable
(c)	Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed as part of this report. 99.1     Statement under oath of Ronald L. Zarrella, Chairman and Chief Executive             Officer, sworn to on August 13, 2002, pursuant to the Order of the Securities             and Exchange Commission, dated June 27, 2002. 99.2     Statement under oath of Stephen C. McCluski, Senior Vice President and             Chief Financial Officer, sworn to on August 13, 2002, pursuant to the Order             of the Securities and Exchange Commission, dated June 27, 2002.

ITEM 9.     REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On August 13, 2002, pursuant to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Order dated June 27, 2002, entitled File No. 4-460: Order Requiring the Filing of Sworn Statements pursuant to Section 21(a)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1134, the Company delivered to the Commission in written form on paper sworn statements of Ronald L. Zarrella, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Stephen C. McCluski, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, as required by the Commission's Order. Copies of the statements are attached as exhibits hereto.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED



/s/ Robert B. Stiles
Robert B. Stiles
Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Dated: August 13, 2002

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Statement under oath of Ronald L. Zarrella, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, sworn to on August 13, 2002, pursuant to the Order of the Securities and Exchange Commission, dated June 27, 2002.
99.2	Statement under oath of Stephen C. McCluski, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, sworn to on August 13, 2002, pursuant to the Order of the Securities and Exchange Commission, dated June 27, 2002.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

I, Ronald L. Zarrella, state and attest that:

(1)	To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the covered reports of Bausch & Lomb Incorporated and, except as corrected or supplemented in a subsequent covered report:
	-      no covered report contained an untrue statement of a material fact as of the        end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form        8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed); and
	-     no covered report omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the        statements in the covered report, in light of the circumstances under which        they were made, not misleading as of the end of the period covered by such        report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials,        as of the date on which it was filed).
(2)	I have reviewed the contents of this statement with the Company's Audit Committee.
(3)	In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed on or before the date of this statement, is a "covered report":
	-      Annual Report of Bausch & Lomb Incorporated on Form 10-K for the period         ending December 29, 2001;
	-      Quarterly Report of Bausch & Lomb Incorporated on Form 10-Q for the         period ending March 30, 2002;
	-      Quarterly Report of Bausch & Lomb Incorporated on Form 10-Q for the         period ending June 29, 2002;
	-      Current Report of Bausch & Lomb Incorporated on Form 8-K, dated June 14,         2002;
	-      Current Report of Bausch & Lomb Incorporated on Form 8-K, dated June 26,         2002; and
	-      any amendments to the foregoing.

/s/ Ronald L. Zarrella                          Ronald L. Zarrella Chairman and Chief Executive Officer August 13, 2002	Subscribed and sworn to before me this 13 day of August, 2002. /s/   Robert B. Stiles         Notary Public
	My commission Expires:
	March 31, 2004

EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

I, Stephen C. McCluski, state and attest that:

(1)	To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the covered reports of Bausch & Lomb Incorporated and, except as corrected or supplemented in a subsequent covered report:
	-      no covered report contained an untrue statement of a material fact as of the        end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form        8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed); and
	-     no covered report omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the        statements in the covered report, in light of the circumstances under which        they were made, not misleading as of the end of the period covered by such        report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials,        as of the date on which it was filed).
(2)	I have reviewed the contents of this statement with the Company's Audit Committee.
(3)	In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed on or before the date of this statement, is a "covered report":
	-      Annual Report of Bausch & Lomb Incorporated on Form 10-K for the period         ending December 29, 2001;
	-      Quarterly Report of Bausch & Lomb Incorporated on Form 10-Q for the         period ending March 30, 2002;
	-      Quarterly Report of Bausch & Lomb Incorporated on Form 10-Q for the         period ending June 29, 2002;
	-      Current Report of Bausch & Lomb Incorporated on Form 8-K, dated June 14,         2002;
	-      Current Report of Bausch & Lomb Incorporated on Form 8-K, dated June 26,         2002; and
	-      any amendments to the foregoing.

/s/ Stephen C. McCluski                          Stephen C. McCluski Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer August 13, 2002	Subscribed and sworn to before me this 13 day of August, 2002. /s/   Robert B. Stiles         Notary Public
	My commission Expires:
	March 31, 2004