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Alcon is the global leader in eye care, dedicated to helping people see brilliantly. With an over 75-year heritage, we are the largest eye care device company in the world, with complementary businesses in Surgical and Vision Care. Being a truly global company, we work in 60 countries and serve patients in more than 140 countries. We have a long history of industry firsts, and each year we commit a substantial amount in Research and Development to meet customer needs and patient demands. Two pharmacists, Robert Alexander and William Conner, open a small pharmacy in Fort Worth, Texas, combining the first syllables of their last names to call it Alcon Alcon Laboratories, Inc. is incorporated. The company begins manufacturing specialty pharmaceutical products Alcon introduces first two ophthalmic products: Ophthalzin TM for minor eye infections and Zincfrin ® for red, itchy eyes Robert Alexander and a local physician develop the DROPTAINER ® eye drop dispensing bottle, the standard in eye care for years The Alcon Trust is established, and continues today through the Alcon Foundation Alcon establishes its charitable, in-kind donation programs: Medical Missions and U.S. Patient Assistance Programs With sales of $31 million, Alcon goes public, with a listing on the New York Stock Exchange Launch of NewVue (Focus), Alcon’s first soft contact lens exclusively for periodic replacement The U.S. FDA approves Alcon’s AcrySof ® IQ intraocular lens (IOL), representing the first time a material had been developed specifically for an IOL CIBA VISION launches FOCUS ® DAILIES ® one-day disposable contact lenses, the first lens manufactured on its proprietary LightStream™ manufacturing platform AIR OPTIX ® NIGHT & DAY ® launches, the first silicone hydrogel contact lens for up to 30 nights of continuous wear Alcon introduces OPTI-FREE ® EXPRESS ® solution for cleaning and disinfecting soft contact lenses AOSEPT ® (CLEAR CARE ® in North America) launches as the first one-bottle, peroxide lens care solution without added preservatives Alcon launches SYSTANE ® eye drops for the treatment of dry eye symptoms CIBA VISION launches O 2 OPTIX TM (later re-branded as AIR OPTIX ® ), a high oxygen transmissibility, breathable monthly replacement contact lens Alcon launches AcrySof ® IQ ReSTOR ® IOL designed to address both astigmatism and presbyopia Alcon expands its product portfolio for LASIK surgery through the acquisition of WaveLight AG Alcon introduces the CONSTELLATION ® Vision System for vitreoretinal surgery Alcon expands its cataract surgical portfolio with the acquisition

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