Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, an eye health company, manufactures and markets contact lenses and lens care products, ophthalmic surgical devices and instruments, and ophthalmic pharmaceuticals. wThe firm was a public company listed on the NYSE until it was acquired by the private equity firm Warburg Pincus PLC in 2007. In May 2013, Valeant Pharmaceuticals agreed to buy Bausch + Lomb from Warburg Pincus LLC for $8.57 billion in cash. Today, the company is headquartered in Bridgewater, New Jersey with facilities in in 36 countries. Bausch and Lomb offers chemical disinfectants and products for cleaning contact lenses; products for eye conditions, including glaucoma, eye allergies, conjunctivitis, and retinal diseases; proprietary and generic medicines available by prescription, over-the-counter eye drops, and other medications; steroid eye drops, non-selective beta blockers, ointments for dry eye; and ocular vitamins and allergy drops. The company also provides a suite of products, which include intraocular lenses and delivery systems; phacoemulsification equipment, and other surgical instruments and devices; and products for refractive laser surgery and personalized laser vision correction systems. In addition, it offers eye mineral supplement AREDS soft gels, orthokeratology products, and vision accessories in the United States and internationally. Further, the company provides a Website for eye care professionals to address needs of presbyopic patients. Furthermore, it offers Crystalens AO, an intraocular lens (IOL) with aspheric optics to cataract surgeons internationally. The company offers its products online. Bausch & Lomb Incorporated was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in Rochester, New York. The company has facilities in Rochester, New York; Greenville, South Carolina; St. Louis, Missouri; Tampa and Clearwater, Florida; Kingston, the United Kingdom; Aubenas, Montpellier, and Toulouse, France; Berlin, Heidelberg, and Munich, Germany; Waterford, Ireland; Milan, Italy; Hoofddorp and Schiphol, the Netherlands; Livingston, Scotland; Madrid, Spain; Sydney, Australia; Beijing and Jinan, China; and Bhiwadi, India.
