Headquarters
CIBA VISION Corporation
11460 Johns Creek Parkway
Duluth, GA 30097-1556
CIBA VISION
CIBA VISION was created to help people enjoy one of life’s most precious gifts: healthy vision. It is the eye care unit of Novartis AG (NYSE: NVS), one of the world’s leading providers of healthcare solutions.
With worldwide headquarters since 1980 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, CIBA VISION develops and manufactures contact lenses and lens care products to meet the evolving eye care needs of Eye Care Professionals (ECPs) and their patients/consumers. With CIBA VISION locations in more than 30 countries, and partnerships with local distributors, CIBA VISION’s products and services are available in more than 70 countries and serve an estimated 125 million contact lens wearers around the world.
At the heart of our business is a relentless desire to make a difference in people’s lives by improving, protecting and preserving eyesight. This commitment, which requires exceptionally high quality standards and cutting-edge innovation, is best expressed in the CIBA VISION mission statement, “Shared Passion for Healthy Vision and Better Life.”
Shared Passion
CIBA VISION’s partnership with ECPs is very strong as a result of our shared passion for helping people see better and live fuller lives. In addition to delivering products that meet patient/consumer needs, we support our ECP partners with practice management solutions to help them fulfill their professional aspirations. One example is the CIBA VISION Academy for Eyecare Excellence™, a global program for ECPs that delivers professional education and practice development to ensure the highest standard of patient care. The Academy for Eyecare Excellence™ includes both clinical and business programs, such as the Management & Business Academy (MBA, available in some countries), as well as support staff and student programs.
On a corporate level, our passion is also illustrated by our founding sponsorship of Optometry Giving Sight (OGS), a worldwide organization that funds the development of sustainable vision care programs in the developing world. CIBA VISION employees and partners across the globe proudly support this effort to give sight to people in need.
Healthy Vision
CIBA VISION believes innovation is the key to a better tomorrow in eye care. We are always looking for new materials, technologies and designs to make contact lenses and lens care more effective and simple to use – a relentless quest that has resulted in a number of industry “firsts.” CIBA VISION prides itself on being the first company to develop and commercialize silicone hydrogel (SiHy) contact lenses. Today, the industry recognizes this material as the most innovative in history and ECPs increasingly realize the heath benefits of this highly breathable material. We have a full portfolio of SiHy products that meet almost all vision correction needs including astigmatism and presbyopia. We also developed the first daily disposable lenses with a revolutionary blink-activated moisture system for all-day comfort, as well as the world’s leading color contact lens brand.
CIBA VISION has a passion for innovation, ensuring a rich pipeline of products to not only improve vision but also create new therapeutic and preventive solutions, to address issues such as anti-myopia. In 1996, CIBA VISION introduced Lightstream Technology™, a breakthrough in contact lens manufacturing technology. Lightstream Technology™ ensures excellent quality and reproduction for consistently high lens performance.
Better Life
CIBA VISION develops breakthrough eye care products that meet people’s evolving lifestyles. This commitment guides our business strategy, product development and global operations. The desired result is greater patient/consumer compliance and a simplified product offering that focuses on several strategic brands: DAILIES®, AIR OPTIX® and Lens Care.
Last year, we sold over 1.7 billion lenses to address the eye care needs of the consumers/patients we serve. Our products not only improve consumers’/patients’ vision, they also enhance self-esteem, appearance and well being, and ultimately make their lives better by allowing for freedom of vision and superior comfort to match today’s active lifestyles and demands.
A Heritage of Care
For nearly 30 years, CIBA VISION has worked to improve people’s lives by improving their vision and eye health. Our mission, “Shared Passion for Healthy Vision and Better Life,” guides our 5,900 employees and our customers to deliver the dream of healthy vision and better lives today and in the future.