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Wesley Jessen VisionCare, Inc.
 PROFILE
Won't it make your brown eyes blue? Yes. Wesley Jessen VisionCare makes conventional and frequent-replacement soft contact lenses, including tinted lenses sold under such brand names as Durasoft, FreshLook, GentleTouch, and WildEyes. For those with needs beyond matching eyes to outfits, it makes toric lenses for astigmatics (OptiFit, Hydrocurve, CSI). The company also makes premium and private-label lenses. Founded by and named for two of the pioneers of contact lens technology, the company was bought by CIBA Vision, a subsidiary of drug giant Novartis.

 COMPETITION
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated (BOL)
The Cooper Companies, Inc. (COO)
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
1999 Sales (mil.): 311.70
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 6.6%
Employees: 2,602
Revenue per employee: $119,792.47

 KEY PEOPLE
• Glenn Bradley
    CEO
• Edward J. Kelley
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
333 E. Howard Ave.
Des Plaines, IL 60018
US
Phone: 847-294-3000
Fax: 847-294-3434
Online: Web Site

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