Aliso Viejo-based WaveTec Vision Systems Inc. will be bought by Alcon Inc., according to a statement.
Fort Worth, Texas-based Alcon, a division of Novartis AG in Switzerland, didn’t disclose a purchase price. WaveTec makes the ORA, a device used to guide cataract surgeons as they implant intraocular lenses in patients. The company is venture-backed; investors include Versant Ventures, which has an office in Newport Beach.
Alcon employs more than 800 workers in Orange County.
