Johnson & Johnson Vision (JJV) is a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson and is composed of two divisions, Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision and Johnson & Johnson Vision Care (Contact Lens).[1] The company is part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech business segment.[2] Services include Intraocular lenses, laser vision correction systems, phacoemulsification systems, viscoelastic, Microkeratomes and related products used in cataract and refractive surgery.
Johnson and Johnson Surgical Vision is based in Santa Ana, California, and Johnson & Johnson Vision Care is based in Jacksonville, Florida. JJV employs approximately 4,200 worldwide. The company has operations in 24 countries and markets products in approximately 60 countries. In February 2017, Abbott Medical Optics changed its name to Johnson & Johnson Vision following its $4.3 billion acquisition by Johnson & Johnson.
History
In 1959, the contact business unit started as Frontier Contact Lenses in Buffalo, New York.[3]