Alcon chooses Bruker ContourGT-X8 Optical Surface Profiler

Bruker announced today that Alcon Corporation has selected the Bruker ContourGT®-X8 Optical Surface Profiler to provide non-destructive, non-contact reference metrology for critical dimensioning and 3D characterization of Alcon's current and next-generation intra-ocular lenses (IOLs). Alcon is the global leader in eye care, offering the widest spectrum of eye care products across surgical, pharmaceutical and vision care.

"The ContourGT-X8 is Bruker's flagship optical profiler, offering the most advanced capabilities in enhanced metrology hardware and parallel processing Vision64^® software," said Robert M. Loiterman, Vice President and General Manager of Bruker's Stylus and Optical Metrology Business in Tucson, Arizona.

"We are confident that the many innovative enhancements on the ContourGT 3D microscope platform, such as the increased brightness dual HB-LED light source, lower noise-floor and industry leading 64-bit Vision64 software with parallel processing, will meet Alcon's demanding metrology requirements," commented Andrew Masters, Vice President of Strategic Marketing and Business Development of Bruker's Nano Surfaces Division.