CooperVision manufactures prescription contact lenses, supplying eye-care professionals and lens wearers in more than 130 countries. The company produces billions of lenses annually and operates a 100,000-square-foot, high-volume manufacturing site in Costa Rica. Its research-driven portfolio includes lenses designed for digital lifestyles and for slowing the progression of childhood myopia.
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Bausch + LombFor nearly two centuries, Bausch + Lomb has made eye-health products designed to help people see better, from contact lenses and lens-care solutions to prescription treatments and surgical devices. The company operates manufacturing sites across North America, South America and Europe, while maintaining a research pipeline of more than 60 eye-health assets in development. Its ONE by ONE program has recycled more than 114 million used eye-health products and related units through 2025.ROCHESTER, NY
EssilorLuxotticaEssilorLuxottica brings together lens, frame and smart-eyewear manufacturing with a global vision-care and eyewear business. The group operates 602 production facilities and laboratories across 150 countries, while its portfolio ranges from Essilor lenses to Ray-Ban and Oakley eyewear and includes retail brands such as LensCrafters. Its newer work with Applied Materials is aimed at turning waveguide and adaptive-lens research into scalable optical systems for augmented-reality glasses.YOUNGSTOWN, OH
LENTECHS, LLCColumbus-based LENTECHS is a privately held, clinical-stage ophthalmic medical device company developing patented soft, suspended contact lenses for people with presbyopia. Its lens design sits behind the upper eyelid and allows the eye to move freely behind a centered lens, aiming to provide glasses-like vision across distances. The company’s core technology was licensed from The Ohio State Innovation Foundation, and its innovations have received 38 global patents in addition to multiple U.S. patents.COLUMBUS, OH