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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. == History == 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.〔(Article - Money - Laser-surgery firms merge )〕 NASA later approved this all-laser LASIK for use on astronauts.〔(Advanced Medical Optics - OC Business News - OCRegister.com )〕 In August 2007 the company donated $2.5 million to UC-Irvine's Department of Ophthalmology to boost the university's planned Eye Institute.〔 In February 2009 Advanced Medical Optics completed its acquisition of Abbott Laboratories|Abbott Optics〔(Advanced Medical Optics Completes Acquisition of Abbott Laboratories )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Advanced Medical Optics」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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