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Alcon AG(ALC)

Description: Alcon Inc., an eye care company, researches, develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells eye care products for eye care professionals and their patients worldwide. The company's Surgical segment offers equipment, instrumentation and diagnostics, intraocular lenses (IOLs), and other implantables; and consumables, including viscoelastics, surgical solutions, incisional instruments, surgical custom packs, and other products for use in surgical procedures. Its cataract products include centurion vision system, LenSx femtosecond laser, LuxOR surgical ophthalmic microscope, NGENUITY 3D visualization system, and ORA system for intra-operative measurements; custom pak surgical procedure packs; vitreoretinal products comprising constellation vision systems, procedure packs, lasers and hand-held microsurgical instruments, and grieshaber and MIVS instruments, as well as scissors, forceps and micro-instruments, medical grade vitreous tamponades, and Hypervit vitrectomy probes; refractive surgery products, including WaveLight lasers and Contoura Vision used for LASIK treatment; EX-PRESS glaucoma filtration device; and implantables products, including AcrySof IQ IOLs products include monofocal IOLs and advanced technology IOLs under the PanOptix and ReSTOR brands for the correction of presbyopia and astigmatism at the time of cataract surgery. Its Vision Care segment provides daily disposable, reusable, and color-enhancing contact lenses; ocular health products, such as dry eye, glaucoma, contact lens care, and ocular allergies; and ocular vitamins and redness relievers under the TOTAL, PRECISION, DAILIES AquaComfort PLUS, Air Optix, Opti-Free, Clear Care, Tears Naturale, Genteal, ICAPS, and Vitalux brands. The company was formerly known as Alcon Universal S.A. and changed the name to Alcon Inc. in December 2001. Alcon Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.


Keywords: Medicine Laser Surgery Ophthalmology Eye Vision Glaucoma Cataracts Eye Surgery Eye Care Products Intraocular Lens Presbyopia Lasik Astigmatism Cataract Surgery Surgical Solutions Ocular Health Products

Home Page: www.alcon.com

Chemin de Blandonnet 8
Geneva, 1214
Switzerland
Phone: 41 58 911 20 00


Officers

Name Title
Mr. F. Michael Ball Exec. Chairman
Mr. David J. Endicott CEO & Director
Mr. Arthur B. Cummings M.D. Exec. Director
Mr. Timothy C. Stonesifer Chief Financial Officer
Margaret Buckley Chief Accounting Officer
Dr. Franck Leveiller Sr. VP, Head of Global R&D and Chief Scientific Officer
Ms. Sue-Jean Lin Sr. VP & Chief Information and Transformation Officer
Mr. Royce R. Bedward Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec.
Mr. Laurent Attias Head of Corp. Devel., Strategy, BD&L and M&A
Ms. Kimberly Martin Sr. VP & Chief HR Officer

Exchange: SW

Country: CH : Switzerland

Currency: Swiss Franc (CHF)

Forward PE: 28.0899
Trailing PE: 63.5514
Price-to-Book MRQ: 1.7671
Price-to-Sales TTM: 3.5521
IPO Date:
Fiscal Year End: December
Full Time Employees: 24000
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