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Exhibit 12.1

Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
Statement Regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

		Nine Months Ended						Years Ended
		Sept. 25, 2004			Sept. 27, 2003			Dec. 27, 2003			Dec. 28, 2002			Dec. 29, 2001		Dec. 30, 2000		Dec. 25, 1999		Dec. 26, 1998		Dec. 27, 1997
		(Dollar Amounts In Millions)
Earnings from continuing operations before provision for income taxes and minority interests		$	167.7		$	120.9		$	197.0		$	137.0		$	85.0	$	160.7	$	185.0	$	119.7	$	133.0
Fixed charges			37.5			42.8			54.7			54.1			59.1		70.1		90.3		102.6		57.9
Current period amortization of capitalized interest			0.4			0.2			0.2			0.3			0.2		0.2		0.2
Capitalized interest			(1.1	)		(0.5	)		(1.1	)		(0.1	)		0.0		0.0		0.0		0.3		0.3
Total earnings as adjusted		$	204.5		$	163.4		$	250.8		$	191.3		$	144.3	$	231.0	$	275.5	$	222.6	$	191.2
Fixed charges:
	Interest (including interest expense and capitalized interest)	$	37.2		$	42.5		$	54.2		$	53.9		$	58.3	$	68.4	$	88.3	$	100.7	$	56.1
Portion of rents representative of the interest factor			0.3			0.3			0.5			0.2			0.8		1.7		2.0		1.9		1.8
Total fixed charges		$	37.5		$	42.8		$	54.7		$	54.1		$	59.1	$	70.1	$	90.3	$	102.6	$	57.9
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges			5.5			3.8			4.6			3.5			2.4		3.3		3.1		2.2		3.3

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