much on references to primary sources . please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources . january 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message abbott medical optics inc. type subsidiary industry ophthalmology founded santa ana california 2002 2002 headquarters santa ana california key people james v. mazzo chairman president and ceo michael j. lambert cfo products ophthalmic pharmaceuticals surgical equipment contact care products number of employees 3 800 parent abbott laboratories website http www.amo inc.com abbott medical optics inc. earlier known as advanced medical optics inc. also known as amo is a global medical supply company . products in the ophthalmic surgical line include intraocular lenses laser vision correction systems phacoemulsification systems viscoelastics microkeratomes and related products used in cataract and refractive surgery . amo is based in santa ana california and employs approximately 4 200 worldwide . the company has operations in 24 countries and markets products in approximately 60 countries . contents 1 history 2 products 3 voluntary recalls 4 abbott acquisition of advanced medical optics 5 references 6 external links history edit amo originally heyer schulte medical optics renamed american medical optics after purchase by american hospital supply started business in 1976 in the early development of intraocular lenses for cataract patients . amo was spun off from allergan in 2002 . amo bought irvine based intralase corp. for 808 million in january 2007 . this allowed amo to combine intralase technology for cutting a flap in the cornea with amo technology for reshaping the cornea . the combination of these complementary technologies has made all laser lasik possible . 1 nasa later approved this all laser lasik for use on astronauts . 2 in august 2007 the company donated 2.5 million to uc irvine s department of ophthalmology to boost the university s planned eye institute . 2 in february 2009 advanced medical optics completed its acquisition of abbott laboratories abbott optics 3 in september 2016 pharmaceutical and medical device company johnson & johnson announced they were buying abbott medical optics for 4.3 billion . 4 products edit corneal products revitalens ocutec multi purpose disinfecting solution complete multi purpose solution easy rub formula blink tears lubricating eye drops oxysept ultracare formula peroxide disinfection system ultrazyme enzymatic cleaner blink contacts lubricating eye drops completeblink n clean lens drops complete lubricating and rewetting drops refractive products lasik star s4 ir excimer laser wavescan wavefront system intralase fs laser advanced customvue procedure ifs advanced femtosecond laser cataract products tecnis multifocal intraocular lens rezoom multifocal intraocular lens tecnis 1 piece intraocular lens whitestar signature phacoemulsification system sovereign compact phacoemulsification system healon viscoelastics baerveldt glaucoma implants stabileyes capsular tension ring voluntary recalls edit amo voluntarily recalled some of their products in 2006 due to a bacterial contamination in the factory process which would have compromised sterility . non sterility of a contact lens solution may have serious health consequences including eye infection and microbial keratitis . the voluntary and limited recall was caused by an isolated production line problem that affected two of the four production lines in the amo facility not because of a formulation issue . 5 in may 2007 the centers for disease control and prevention linked amo moistureplus eye solution to acanthamoeba keratitis infections . 6 amo announced a recall on complete moistureplus contact lens solution on may 28 2007 . 7 the solution has been linked to cases of an eye infection keratitis caused by an organism of the genus acanthamoeba . 8 the company was sued in june 2007 by michael connolly who claimed to have developed a keratitis infection after using amo s moistureplus solution . 9 10 on june 20 2009 the associated press published an article titled contact solution maker failed to report problems . the article states complaints about a contact lens solution linked to a 2007 outbreak of eye infections that blinded several people went unreported by the manufacturer for more than a year government documents show . the documents show advanced medical optics received complaints about the solution more than a year before it was recalled and failed to promptly report nine complaints as required by law . 11 there are still many on going class action lawsuits against amo claiming the non sterile contact lens solution has caused injury and complete blindness in some cases . 12 abbott acquisition of advanced medical optics edit on february 26 2009 abbott announced that it has completed its acquisition of advanced medical optics amo . amo is now a wholly owned subsidiary of abbott and has been renamed abbott medical optics inc. references edit article money laser surgery firms merge a b advanced medical optics oc business news ocregister.com archived may 7 2008 at the wayback machine . advanced medical optics completes acquisition of abbott laboratories johnson & johnson buys abbott medical optics for 4.3 b . usatoday.com . 2016 09 16 . retrieved 2016 09 30 . news amo contact lens solution is recalled ocregister.com money local contact lens solution tied to eye disease ocregister.com 1 2 news advanced medical optics sued over lens solution ocregister.com news first u.s. products liability case on recalled contact lens solution news contact solution maker failed to report problems associated press http www.amolitigation.com external links edit official website an eye on contact lens solutions retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title abbott medical optics & oldid 743122172 categories multinational companiescontact lensesophthalmology organizationscompanies based in santa ana californiahidden 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