Bausch & Lomb Eyes Pharma Growth
US eyecare specialist Bausch + Lomb, arguably best-known for contact lenses, is looking to expand its pharmaceutical operations and become the partner of choice for drugmakers involved in ophthalmology. Chief executive Brent Saunders has told PharmaTimes World News that the 160-year old company benefits from being an exclusively eye health care company and its business follows three pathways - vision care, cataract and vitreoretinal surgery and pharmaceuticals. Given this scope, "we call on every ophthalmologist and optometrist in the world", he noted.