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HISTORY OF AJL<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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<\/div>

1992<\/span><\/strong>
\nAJL<\/span><\/strong> Ophthalmic S.A. is founded.<\/p>\n

1998-2002<\/span><\/strong>
\nA manufacturing plant is built for the company to produce its own intraocular lenses. The national sales network is consolidated.<\/p>\n

2002-2007<\/span><\/strong>
\nResearch and development of new products (silicone oil, capsular tension rings, new materials for lenses, etc.).<\/p>\n

2006<\/span><\/strong>
\nAJL<\/strong><\/span> begins to export its products.<\/p>\n

2007<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe company starts up a new line of business focused on anaesthesia and the respiratory tract (optical laryngoscope and intubation cannula).<\/p>\n

2010<\/span><\/strong>
\nSolid international presence and sales network.
\nNew facilities and a new era at Alava Technology Park. New 3000 m2 building.<\/p>\n

2013<\/span><\/strong>
\nAJL Ophthalmic S.A.<\/span><\/strong> acquires the North American company Addition Technology Inc (ATI), the only company in the world with FDA approval to market INTACS intrastromal corneal rings for treating keratoconus. The incorporation of ATI and Ferrara e Hijos S.L. (international Ferrara Ring distributor) into the structure of AJL <\/span><\/strong>boosts exports and opens the doors to a greater international presence.<\/p>\n

2014<\/span><\/strong>
\nSolid international presence and sales network in 71 countries.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":8750,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_top_nav_excluded":false,"_cms_nav_minihome":false,"_cms_nav_section":"","_cms_nav_offsite_url":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8776","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHistory and key milestones - AJL Ophthalmic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ajlsa.com\/en\/company\/history-and-key-milestones\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"History and key milestones - AJL Ophthalmic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ajlsa.com\/en\/company\/history-and-key-milestones\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"AJL Ophthalmic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-01-28T08:17:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ajlsa.com\\\/en\\\/company\\\/history-and-key-milestones\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ajlsa.com\\\/en\\\/company\\\/history-and-key-milestones\\\/\",\"name\":\"History and key milestones - 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