Name That Company

I was born in 1853 in Rochester, N.Y., and by 1903, I'd received patents for microscopes, binoculars and a camera shutter. I made America's first optical quality glass, developed sunglasses for the military in World War I, and in 1971, introduced the first soft contact lenses. Today I generate more than $2 billion in revenues annually. My brand names include PureVision, SofLens, Boston, Optima, ReNu, Ocuvite, PreserVision and Sensitive Eyes. I also make pharmaceutical

products and items used

for cataract, vitreoretinal

and refractive surgeries. I

just agreed to merge with the private equity firm Warburg Pincus. Who am I?

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