In 1853, Jacob Bausch set up a tiny optical goods shop in Rochester, New York. His good friend Henry Lomb lent him money to keep his business going, which is how the Bausch+Lomb partnership was formed.

BY 1903: PATENTS AWARDED FOR SPECIALIZED PRODUCTS

Bausch+Lomb revolutionized rubber eyeglass frames as well as a variety of other optical products produced with a high degree of manufacturing precision. By 1903, the company had been awarded patents for microscopes, binoculars and even a camera shutter based on the eye’s reaction to light.

THE STORY CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

Throughout the twentieth century Bausch + Lomb continued to demonstrate its place at the forefront of technological innovation in optical products. The company produced the first optical quality glass, manufacturing sunglasses for the military in World War I and the camera lenses that took the first satellite pictures of the moon.

A COMPANY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS QUALITY

The company is one of the best-known healthcare brands in the world, producing contact lenses, lens care products, pharmaceuticals, intraocular lenses and other eye surgery products.

For nearly 170 years, Bausch + Lomb has been a hallmark of innovation and quality. Bausch + Lomb works relentlessly to invent new materials, engineer new technologies and bring new innovations to help people see better to live better.