martin h. smith co. cooper tinsley laboratories inc. founded 1958 1958 headquarters pleasanton california united states of america area served worldwide key people robert s. weiss ceo & director products contact lenses revenue 1.1 billion in fiscal 2011 1 parent the cooper companies inc. website coopervision coopervision in ontario coopervision inc. is a business unit of the cooper companies inc. . it is a soft contact lens manufacturer . the company was founded in 1980 and it is headquartered in pleasanton ca . its products are sold in over 100 countries . coopervision manufactures in juana d az puerto rico ; scottsville new york ; and hamble in hampshire england . it has major distribution centers in the u.k. u.s. and belgium . 2 contents 1 history 2 products 2.1 identical lenses 3 philanthropy 4 awards 5 references 6 external links history edit coopervision s parent company the cooper companies inc. started in 1958 as the martin h. smith co. the company name changed to cooper laboratories inc. in 1967 . in 1978 the company reorganized into cooper laboratories cooper medical devices cooper dental cooper international and coopervision . coopervision was incorporated in 1980 . the company then went public in 1983 . 3 in 1987 coopervision inc. changed its name to the cooper companies inc. and organized into three groups cooper technicon coopersurgical and coopervision . 4 in 2004 coopervision acquired ocular sciences inc. a global manufacturer and marketer of soft contact lenses . this acquisition helped the company become the third largest soft contact lens manufacturer in the world . 5 technically acquisition concluded on january 7 2005 in 2011 coopervision announced its rebranding developed by siegel gale a global branding firm . 6 in 2012 this rebrand was one of five companies to win the best of awards by rebrand . 7 also in 2011 coopervision initiated a product recall on a limited number of lots of avaira spherical and toric lenses . this was a result of identifying certain lots that did not meet the company s updated quality requirements . 8 in 2013 researchers from coopervision along with others from link ping university the university of ottawa fibrogen inc. and synsam opticians participated in a study on the partial success of artificial corneas . this study was published in the science translational medicine and reported on the bbc . 9 in august 2014 coopervision completed the acquisition of sauflon pharmaceuticals limited a uk based manufacturer of daily disposable silicone based contact lenses . 10 products edit coopervision develops manufactures and markets a range of contact lenses to a worldwide market . coopervision produces both spherical contact lenses and specialty lens products in varying wearing and replacement schedules i.e. how long a lens can be worn prior to removal and before it must be discarded . america s best walmart and vision source private label contacts are manufactured by coopervision . identical lenses edit according to ftc lens rules a contact seller may replace a private label brand with an identical contact made by the same manufacturer . 11 store store brand identical name brand america s best sofmed 55 biomedics 55 premier 12 target optical target 55 aspheric biomedics 55 premier 12 walmart and sam s club ultraflex ii biomedics 55 premier 12 philanthropy edit coopervision is involved in various schemes and scholarship programmes in the uk including the park sport initiative a scheme run by eastleigh borough council that offers different sporting activities to local families for free . 13 it also hosts a student research scholarship which encourages optometry students to take part in contact lens based research projects . 14 in 2012 the cooper companies inc. and coopervision donated 100 000 to optometry giving sight s world sight day challenge . 15 coopervision is a founding patron and sponsor of optometry giving sight a global fundraising program that aims to provide everyone with access to an eye examination and glasses should they need them wherever they are in the world . 16 they also initiated the one bright vision campaign in partnership with optometry giving sight . awards edit coopervision won the silmo d or award for their myday contact lenses at the mondial de l optique of paris during the 20th silmo d or ceremony in 2013 . 17 references edit the cooper companies inc. 2011 12 16 . form 10 k for the fiscal year ended october 31 2011 . washington d.c. u.s. securities and exchange commission . file 001 08597 film 111266546 . retrieved december 27 2011 . shareholder information pdf . retrieved october 18 2013 . history . coopervision . retrieved october 18 2013 . history . the cooper companies inc. december 31 2013 . retrieved august 23 2015 . salgado brian . salgado brian coopervision . supply chain world . scw mag.com . retrieved october 18 2013 . pierce lisa mctigue coopervision rebrands launches vivid visual identity . packaging digest . packagingdigest.com . retrieved october 18 2013 . 2012 rebrand 100 global awards brands . rebrand.com . retrieved october 18 2013 . lamar mia cooper expands avaira contact lens recall marketwatch . retrieved december 19 2012 . marketwatch.com . retrieved october 18 2013 . partial success of artificial corneas . the shields gazette . shieldsgazette.com . retrieved october 18 2013 . acquisition of sauflon pharmaceuticals limited . the cooper companies inc. august 6 2014 . https www.ftc.gov tips advice business center guidance contact lens rule guide prescribers sellers a b c http www.visiondirect.com biomedics 55 premier contact lens qxp151438 catid 11588 daily echo . daily echo . september 30 2013 . retrieved october 18 2013 . optometry.co.uk . optometry.co.uk . september 30 2013 . retrieved october 18 2013 . globalnewswire . globenewswire.com . retrieved october 18 2013 . our mission . givingsight . retrieved october 18 2013 . silmo mondial de l optique paris . en.silmoparis.com . 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