Collection: Products

Bausch & Lomb found its origins in 1853 in the United States. The team, consisting of the two German immigrants John Jacob Bausch, a strong optician, and Henry C. Lomb, financial manager, began with a small business producing monocles. After its success in monocles, Bausch & Lomb began manufacturing microscopes, camera lenses, binoculars and telescopes. After World War II, Bausch & Lomb began experimenting in contact lenses. In 1971, Bausch & Lomb introduced their first contact lenses to the market under the name Bausch & Lomb Soflens, which due to a new formulation were much softer and more comfortable to wear than other existing lenses. Bausch & Lomb quickly grew into the market leader in contact lens manufacturing and the international company it is today.