Case details

Ccent/2025/89 - Alcon / STAAR

Alcon Inc.

It is a global pharmaceutical company, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, dedicated to the research, development, production, distribution, and marketing of eye care products in two business areas: (i) surgical products, for example, cataract, retinal, and refractive surgeries; and (ii) vision care products, such as, but not limited to, disposable contact lenses and lens care products. In Portugal, it operates through its subsidiary Alcon Portugal – Produtos e Equipamentos Oftalmológicos, Lda.

STAAR Surgical Company

It is a US company, headquartered in California, whose activity in Portugal and globally consists of the production and sale of phakic lenses, used in the correction of refractive errors. In Portugal, it markets EVO and EVO+ lenses for myopia, as well as Visian ICL lenses for hyperopia and EVO Viva ICL lenses for myopia combined with presbyopia, also supplying the injection system necessary for intraocular lens implantation.

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