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Ownership Document |
Schema Version: X0202 |
Document Type: 3 |
Period of Report: 10/26/07 |
No Securities Owned: 0 |
Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 10427 |
| Issuer Name: BAUSCH & LOMB INC |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: BOL |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1416436 |
| | Owner Name: WP Prism Inc. |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC |
| | Owner Street 2: 466 LEXINGTON AVENUE |
| | Owner City: NEW YORK |
| | Owner State: NY |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 10017 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? No |
| | Is Officer? No |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? Yes |
| | Is Other? No |
Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 100 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
Remarks: Warburg Pincus & Co. is affiliated with private equity funds that hold shares in WP Prism Inc., the direct beneficial owner of all of the shares of common stock of Bausch & Lomb Incorporated. |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Scott A. Arenare, Vice President |
| Signature Date: 10/31/07 |