AMO builds refractive surgery arsenal
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Laser vision correction system manufacturer Advanced Medical Optics acquires WaveFront Sciences for $20 million Jan. 16. Privately-held WaveFront makes a diagnostic "aberrometer" to measure refractive error and eye aberrations during wavefront-guided custom laser vision correction procedures. The acquisition follows AMO's $808 million purchase of IntraLase Jan. 8 (1"The Gray Sheet" Jan. 15, 2007, p. 4)...
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