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.
Bausch + LombBausch + Lomb is a global eye health company that develops and manufactures products intended to help people see better, including contact lenses and surgical devices. The company says it has pursued eye-health innovation for nearly two centuries and serves patients and health care professionals worldwide.ROCHESTER, NY
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
CIMA Technology IncCIMA Technology Inc. manufactures and distributes ophthalmic products for cataract surgery and has focused for more than 25 years on supplying intraocular lenses and ophthalmic viscosurgical devices internationally. Headquartered in Pennsylvania, the company says its US-made products are developed with ophthalmologists and non-governmental organizations for international markets.PITTSBURGH, PA
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