HUENENBERG, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At the 2007 American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Annual Meeting in Boston last month, Alcon, Inc. (NYSE:ACL), the world’s largest eye care company, joined with the nation’s leading volunteer eye health organization, Prevent Blindness America, to educate Baby Boomers about practical approaches to maintaining healthy eyes and good vision. As part of their commitment to promoting quality vision health, Alcon and Prevent Blindness America facilitated more than 400 complimentary eye screenings testing visual acuity and visual field. Alcon also sponsored several informational presentations about glaucoma, cataracts and dry eye featuring leading ophthalmologists. In addition, the partnering groups encouraged meeting attendees to speak with onsite physicians about specific eye health concerns and offered educational literature and product samples.
