Alcon Acquires SMI Ophthalmic Division

  FORT WORTH, Texas—Alcon has acquired the ophthalmic division of SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI), a private company based in Berlin, Germany. The purchase price was not announced.   The acquisition of SMI provides Alcon with leading ocular surgical guidance technology, such as real-time eye tracking, automatic registration of ocular imaging, and intraocular lens (IOL) positioning and alignment guidance, in order to help improve patient outcomes in cataract surgery.   Read the article on VMail