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This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Fort Worth, Texas-based ophthalmic company Alcon's surgical business, posted a 12% increase in sales for the second quarter, with strong sales of its intraocular lenses (+14%), cataract and vitreoretinal products (+12%) offsetting a decline in refractive revenue (-28%).