Last deal

$2.89M

Amount

Venture - Series Unknown

Stage

06.03.2014

Date

3

all rounds

$91.14M

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date founded

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About Company
WaveTec Vision develops a wavefront measurement technology for cataract surgeons with their ORA System.

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founded date

01.01.1997

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Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Venture - Series Unknown

IPO status

Private

Description

The California-based company, founded in 1997, has created a proprietary intraoperative aberrometer system called ORange that allows surgeons to measure the eye and refine outcomes during cataract surgeries. WaveTec Vision's technology is set to transform and advance the emerging convergence of refractive and cataract surgery, and their small but highly skilled team is well-equipped to make it happen.
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