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Bausch & Lomb (TM) Incorporated, founded in 1853 and based in Rochester, New York, is a privately held firm that develops eye health products. The company develops contact lenses, lens care, pharmaceutical, cataract and vitreoretinal surgery, and refractive surgery products. It is known for its PureVision (R), SofLens (R), Boston (R), and Optima (R) contact lenses. It provides customers with the ReNu (R) line of lens chemical disinfectants. Pharmaceuticals include the Lotemax (R) and Alrex (R) steroid eye drops, Carteol non-selective beta blocker, and Liposic dry eye ointment. Bausch & Lomb offers consumers the Ocuvite (R) and PreserVision (R) over-the-counter (OTC) ocular vitamins. The company also is known for the SofPort (R) and Akreos (TM) intraocular lenses, Millennium (TM) phacoemulsification equipment, Storz (R) surgical instrument, and Zyoptix (R) refractive laser surgery products. The firm serves customers across 100 countries. The company has acquired Eyeonics (TM) Incorporated. Bausch & Lomb was founded by optical product supplier John Jacob Bausch and investor Henry Lomb. Initially, the firm manufactured rubber eyeglass frames. It also held patents for microscopes, binoculars, and camera shutters. In 1971, the firm became the first company in the world to develop a line of soft contact lens products.
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