OUR JOURNEY OF INNOVATION

Advance Medical is founded on the vision of Renato Liffredo to provide advanced solution in optics.

Advance focuses on different areas, including the creation of a new CNC ultra-precision Lathe and the development of an intra-ocular lens company in France, Biotech.

Experience gained in the Lathe and IOL business spurs the idea of developing FocalPoints Designer a groundbreaking design software based on ray-tracing technology, aimed at facilitating the job of lens designers.

Heralds the launch of FocalPoints Workshop, a manufacturing suite poised to transform the contact lens industry. This development integrates state-of-the-art technology with a novel user experience, aiming to optimize the production process for specialty contact lenses.

Advance Medical forges a strategic collaboration with DAC and AMETEK Lathes, marking a significant milestone in the company's history. This collaboration led to the integration between our software solution and their precision lathes.

Advance collaborates with Ciba Vision to create highly advanced multi-focal contact lenses.

Advance signs a joint collaboration with Polymer Technology to promote FocalPoints in the American market and Advance to provide tools/services for the usage of Polymer Technology's materials.

Renato Liffredo, founder and CEO of Advance, receives the prestigious EFCLIN technology award for his contribution to the advancement of the CL Specialty industry.

FocalPoints gains prominence in the US market and is being widely embraced by renowned contact lens manufacturers, including Art Optical, Bausch+Lomb, Essilor, and Metro Optics.

Surpassing the 100,000 lenses mark, FocalPoints Special Features offer substantial benefits compared to traditional methods. These powerful tools accelerate lens designers' workflow and eliminate the need for intricate calculations.

Introduces the industry's first contact lens Licensing Platform. This pioneering platform remains the sole solution of its kind, enabling Design Owners to securely license and manufacture their designs for fellow FocalPoints users.

Advance Medical, in collaboration with Paul Rose, and Menicon Japan, embarks on an ambitious project to integrate Rose-K designs into FocalPoints, reaching a new development breakthrough while also unlocking licensing opportunities on a global scale.

Reaches a historic milestone of one million lenses manufactured through FocalPoints in a single year, showing our commitment to innovation for the advancement of the contact lens specialty industry.

Achieves a new accomplishment by becoming the first designing and manufacturing software equipped to handle the complexities of hybrid materials.

Advance Medical achieves a new remarkable milestone: four million lenses manufactured in one year through FocalPoints.

Successfully implements Extensive Depth of Field (EDOF) lenses in FocalPoints. These lenses revolutionize the way individuals experience vision, providing an extended depth of field that enhanced visual clarity across varying distances.

Advance Medical integrates critical lens inspection equipment such as the Rotlex Brass, Contest, and the Lambda-X Nimo, being on the forefront of recognizing the importance of metrology in the CL specialty industry.

Advance Medical obtains its first ISO 13485 certification, demonstrating its commitment to elevated quality standards and a relentless pursuit of improvement.
Advance Medical becomes an esteemed member of EFCLIN, further solidifying its position in the industry.

FocalPoints finalizes the integration with REM VT and Schneider OM, offering our clients an unparalleled array of choices. Additionally, we introduce the Conforming Arbour feature — a vital tool for precision cutting, mirroring the geometry of a Contact Lens base curve, further enhancing FocalPoints capabilities.
Marks the year when we started our ESG initiatives by building a certified forest around the globe with hundreds of trees with the help of Treedom.

Releases the Manufacturing Live Dashboard, enhancing oversight of the manufacturing process with its real-time KPI analysis.
Adds the Optimec is830 lens imaging to the list of instruments integrations.
FocalPoints is a registered trademark in the EU. recognizing the distinctiveness of our software in the contact lens industry.
Enhances the collaborations with Contamac and Acuity Polymers to include their materials specs in FP.

Marking the 30th anniversary of FocalPoints, Advance joins the CLMA, testifying its commitment to the industry.
Enhances FocalPoints integrations, extending its lineup to include REM's LML 1000 external laser engraver, Optocraft cito+prio wavefront power mappers, OCULUS family of topographers, and Optimec's Map Tray inspection station which is the first equipment taking advantage of the Nexus Automation Hub.



Introduces the PCE, an advanced solution for measuring and analyzing complex lenses, by comparing the expected and actual power maps.

enVisus^® HOA Correction Special Feature redefines the possibilities of contact lens design by enabling FocalPoints users to correct Higher-Order Aberrations (HOAs) across any lens design without altering their manufacturing processes.
enVisus^® is the only platform that empowers specialty lens manufacturers to apply a wide range of HOA correction technologies. By supporting multiple third-party systems, including OVITZ, iTrace, and NIDEK. FocalPoints gives labs the freedom to choose the diagnostic technology that best fits their workflow.
We have successfully completed the trademark registration process for FocalPoints^® in the USA and for enVisus^® in the EU. recognizing the distinctiveness of our software in the contact lens industry.

We are dedicated to continuously introducing new innovations and solutions to the Contact Lens Specialty Industry.