Advanced Medical Optics (EYE)

Eye Care Products

In the eye care market, we focus on creating products that enhance ocular comfort and health for the general public as well as those who wear contact lenses.

Our eye care business develops, manufactures and markets a full range of contact lens care products for use with most types of contact lenses. Our comprehensive product offering includes single-bottle multi-purpose cleaning and disinfecting solutions and hydrogen peroxide-based disinfecting solutions to destroy harmful microorganisms in and on the surface of contact lenses; daily cleaners to remove undesirable film and deposits from contact lenses; enzymatic cleaners to remove protein deposits from contact lenses; and lens rewetting drops to provide added wearing comfort. In 2008, we are entering the artificial tears segment of the eye care market as well.

Multi-Purpose Solutions. We market our Complete brand single-bottle multi-purpose solutions, a convenient, one bottle chemical disinfecting system for soft contact lenses, on a worldwide basis. Sales of our multi-purpose solutions represented approximately 5%, 15% and 17% of our net sales in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Hydrogen Peroxide-Based Solutions. We offer products that use hydrogen peroxide-based disinfection systems. Our leading hydrogen peroxide brands are the Oxysept and Consept solutions.

Lens Rewetting Solutions. We believe that dryness and discomfort are the reasons most often cited for discontinuing contact lens wear. We have introduced contact lens rewetting drops designed to provide prolonged lubrication and improved protection against dryness. Our products in this category include Complete and blink rewetting solutions. We also offer Complete Blink-N-Clean, a unique in-the-eye lens cleaning solution.

Artificial Tears. An aging population, general environmental conditions and greater computer use are among the contributors to an increase in the prevalence and awareness of dry eye. We have recently introduced blink Tears, a brand of lubricating eye drops designed to relieve symptoms associated with this condition.

Eye Care Products