Columbus-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.
Clerio Vision, IncBorn from Nobel Prize-winning University of Rochester research that began in 2003, Clerio Vision develops medical-device platforms for non-invasive vision correction. Its LIRIC technology uses ultrashort laser pulses to write optical prescriptions directly into lens materials or corneal tissue without removing material, with applications spanning contact lenses, myopia control, implanted lenses and refractive correction. The Rochester company is development-stage and has completed first-in-human LIRIC trials while building a patent portfolio of more than 80 U.S. patents.ROCHESTER, NY
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
Select OpticalFounded in 1963 from a small house-based practice, Columbus-based Select Optical makes prescription eyewear through its optical laboratory for independent optometrists, opticians, vision-care plans, and businesses needing safety glasses. The company has grown from 10 employees to 115, while skilled craftspeople still handle much of the hands-on work, including fitting lenses into frames. Select Optical serves Ohio and surrounding states as well as customers nationwide.COLUMBUS, OH
CooperVisionCooperVision 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.VICTOR, NY