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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Company
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gptkbp:acquisition
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gptkb:TearScience,_Inc.
gptkb:WaveLight_AG
gptkb:OptiMedica_Corporation
gptkb:Ciba_Vision
2010
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gptkbp:awards
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Various industry awards
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gptkbp:CEO
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gptkb:David_Endicott
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gptkbp:communityInvolvement
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Health education programs
Vision screening programs
Eye care initiatives
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gptkbp:competitors
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gptkb:Johnson_&_Johnson_Vision
gptkb:Hoya_Corporation
gptkb:Carl_Zeiss_AG
gptkb:Bausch_+_Lomb
CooperVision
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gptkbp:customerBase
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Hospitals
Clinics
Patients
Healthcare_professionals
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gptkbp:employees
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over 20,000
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gptkbp:financials
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Publicly traded company
Listed_on_the_New_York_Stock_Exchange
Listed_on_the_Swiss_Stock_Exchange
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gptkbp:founded
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1945
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gptkbp:founder
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Robert_E._McDonald
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gptkbp:globalPresence
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Operations in over 70 countries
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Fort_Worth,_Texas
gptkb:United_States
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Alcon Research, LLC
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gptkbp:industry
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Medical Devices
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gptkbp:innovation
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Continuous product development
Advanced surgical techniques
New contact lens technologies
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gptkbp:market
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Global
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gptkbp:marketShare
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Significant share in eye care market
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gptkbp:parentCompany
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Novartis
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gptkbp:partnerships
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gptkb:American_Academy_of_Ophthalmology
gptkb:World_Health_Organization
gptkb:International_Agency_for_the_Prevention_of_Blindness
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gptkbp:patentCitation
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Numerous patents in ophthalmology
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gptkbp:products
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Contact lenses
Ophthalmic surgical equipment
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gptkbp:researchFocus
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Surgical innovations
Vision care
Pharmaceuticals for eye care
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gptkbp:revenue
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$7.5 billion (2020)
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gptkbp:services
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Eye care products
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gptkbp:specialization
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Ophthalmology
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gptkbp:subsidiary
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gptkb:Alcon_Vision,_LLC
gptkb:Alcon_Surgical,_LLC
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gptkbp:sustainabilityInitiatives
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Environmental responsibility programs
Sustainable packaging
Waste reduction efforts
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gptkbp:website
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www.alcon.com
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