Vision In Focus is sponsored by Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. (AMO). AMO is a highly viable enterprise as the world's second largest surgical company, in the markets in which it competes, and the world's second largest contact lens care company. AMO is currently the world's fastest growing company in the sale of foldable intraocular lenses for cataracts.

AMO possesses well-known products and brands (such as Complete, Lens Plus, Array, Sensar and Sovereign), superb technology, and experienced entrepreneurial management.

The Orange County, California-based AMO employs approximately 2,100 worldwide and maintains a global business presence with direct sales operations in over 20 countries and sales through distributors in over 60 countries across six continents.

AMO leverages its global selling infrastructure by entering into collaborations with third parties. Examples of existing collaborations include: Surgical Instrument Systems, for the Amadeus microkeratome, and Ophtec, for phakic intraocular lenses.

AMO assumes the operations of Allergan, Inc. manufacturing facilities in Anasco, Puerto Rico and Hangzhou, China. The research and development function related to the medical device business has traditionally operated as a separate unit within Allergan. The sales of the AMO operations were $571 million and $543 million in 2000 and 2001, respectively.