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AMO and IER Team Up
By mivision
August 1, 2008

AMO and IER Team Up

Advanced Medical Optics Inc. a U.S. company and a global leader in ophthalmic surgical devices and eye care products, has announced a collaboration with the Institute for Eye Research (IER) to develop contact lens disinfectant and cleaning solutions and related products.


IER is a non-profit research organisation based in Sydney, Australia and conducts collaborative and contract research with, and for industry, in the area of vision correction, eye care, the anterior eye, contact lenses, contact lens care and patient management, to avoid contact lens complications.


The organisation is a world leader in the in vitro and clinical evaluation of silicone hydrogel lenses and their interaction with contact lens care products using their proprietary modelling systems and databases.


"IER's world-class scientists and clinicians have had a major impact on the development of contact lenses and lens care technologies," said AMO Executive Vice President, Research and Development Leonard Borrmann.


"Through our collaboration with AMO, we will work to develop, test and deliver, through product innovation and education, the best in contact lens care products," said IER CEO Brien Holden, PhD. "Our goal is to develop new, safer, better and more convenient initiatives in the field of contact lens cleaning and disinfection systems, including the containers for storage, cleaning and disinfection."