(PRESS RELEASE) BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Bausch + Lomb, a leading global eye health company, announced an agreement with IDOC, the largest privately held alliance of independent doctors of optometry in the U.S. Under terms of the agreement, IDOC will offer its more than 3,000 members the Bausch + Lomb ULTRA contact lenses, the fastest-growing family of monthly planned replacement contact lenses1, Biotrue ONEday daily disposable contact lenses, the fastest-growing family of daily disposable hydrogels2, and brands from its Specialty Vision Products portfolio, including Bausch + Lomb Zenlens and Zen RC scleral lenses. IDOC members will also receive exclusive pricing and rebate programs, and exceptional support as the organization’s newest industry affiliate.
“Bausch + Lomb is proud to work with doctors and patients to develop innovative products designed for today’s needs, while anticipating the needs for the future. Through this collaboration, Bausch + Lomb expands the availability of our leading vision care products to more independent practices across the U.S. and provides them with the opportunity to fit more patients with our innovative portfolio of lenses, said John Ferris, vice president and general manager, U.S. contact lenses, Bausch + Lomb. “We are pleased to work with IDOC, an organization that shares our vision to provide practitioners and patients with more choices and innovation.”
“As an organization wholly committed to the growth and prosperity of independent optometrists, we are excited to collaborate with an industry leader such as Bausch + Lomb, to offer our members an extended line of advanced lens and specialty vision products from which their patients can truly benefit,” said Dave Brown, president and chief executive officer of IDOC.