Taoufiq Jellal

Optonol Ltd. develops and manufactures miniature surgical implants. Its product Ex-PRESS, a miniature glaucoma implant acts as a shunt to modulate drainage of intraocular fluids, thus reducing intraocular pressure. The firm's products are used for the treatment of glaucoma. The company was founded by Ira Yaron in 1996 and is headquartered in Neve Ilan, Israel.

Heidelberg Engineering GmbH engages in the design, manufacture, and distribution of diagnostic instruments for eye care professionals. Its products include diagnostic imaging platform, edge perimeter, retina tomography, and ophthalmic image management and device integration platform. It offers products under SPECTRALIS, HEP, HRT, and HEYEX brands. The company was founded by Gerhard Zinser and Christoph Schoess and is headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany.

Allergan, Inc. operated as a global healthcare company. It engaged in the development and commercialization of specialty pharmaceutical, medical device ,and over-the-counter products for the ophthalmic, neurological, medical aesthetics, medical dermatology, breast aesthetics, obesity intervention, urological, and other specialty markets. The company was founded by Gavin S. Herbert Sr. in 1950 and headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Optonol AG develops and manufactures surgical implants. The company's primary product is Ex-PRESS mini glaucoma, which offers solutions for glaucoma filtering surgery. The firm offers medical solutions in the field of optics. Optonol was founded in 1996 by Yaron Ira and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.