Al+Con which broadly designates the of its founder Pharmacists Robert Alexander and William Conner who established Alcon in the year 1945 with its headquarters located in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. It is truly the international medical enterprise which has mainly specialized in the eye care products. Being the Pharmacists themselves, they initiated this company as small pharmacy mainly focusing on sterile ophthalmic products which was not produced by any other companies during that era. The duo built-up their business by researching eye care products that would have the least contagions while enhancing safety factors. Alcon was incorporated during 1947 following which the company progressed gradually and ultimately gained the pinnacle place in the industry. 

 

The company was then bought and taken over by Nestle of Switzerland during the year 1977 when the Nestle was progressing very fast which through this acquisition made its very first venture in the Pharma industry. Alcon then by increasing its production capacities through new plants in South America and Europe remarkably enhanced its investments in the R&D wing. The company’s consistent progress until 90s pushed the company to be the biggest and most lucrative ophthalmic enterprise across the world. 

 

The product range of Alcon gradually has increased from Pharma to surgical sectors like Acrysof intra-ocular lens implant has been the most widely used implant in the cataract surgeries all over the world today. The company is functioning in 75 nations and their products are widely being sold in more than 180 nations of the world. The number of employees has touched 12,000 marks spanning across the world.

 

The products of the company include: Opti-Free, Alcon, Unisol, Systane, Naturale, Azopt, Betoptic, DuoTrav, Iopidine, Travatan, Ciloxan, TobraDex, Vigamox, Nevanac, Ciproxin, and Retaane.