Ciba Geigy Eye Care Products Enjoy Worldwide Recognition

A contact lens wearer would be hard-pressed to not have at least heard the Ciba Geigy name. Operating under the guise of CIBA Vision now, this particular company has a long and storied history. Its reputation for excellence continues today despite mergers, name changes and other alterations to the Swiss-based company.

Ciba Geigy's history began in the mid 1700s when Johann Rudolf Geigy-Gemuseus began trading chemicals, pharmaceuticals and even dyes in Basel. Through the years the company grew, until it eventually merged with Ciba in the 1970s. By the 1980s, CIBA Vision was spun off as its own separate business unit. That particular unit is remains a leader in the industry. Ciba Geigy's history now continues under both the CIBA Vision and Novartis names.

Ciba Geigy's CIBA Vision is a worldwide leader in the production of:

• Contact lenses. Ciba Geigy's CIBA Vision name is found on a wide selection of contact lens designs that offer visual freedom to people all over the world. The company is known for its innovative ideas to deliver visual clarity and comfort in the same products. These two features are not mutually exclusive when CIBA products are chosen.
• Cleaning solutions. CIBA Vision is also known the world over for its cutting-edge contact lens cleaning solutions. From simple one-step solutions to self-regulating processes, Ciba Geigy's reputation as an innovator remains strong in this line of products.

Although now a part of the Novartis name, which was created with Ciba Geigy's merger with Sandoz in 1996, Ciba's name remains strong in the industry. Contact lens wearers the world over rely on products produced by this company's vision care division. To learn more about the many CIBA Vision products, please feel free to browse our selection.

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