Bausch & Lomb Inc. said Thursday that it appointed Allergan Inc. executive Robert Grant as president and chief executive of its Aliso Viejo-based eye surgery business.
Grant, a corporate vice president at Irvine-based Allergan, will take over as head of Bausch’s surgical unit on Aug. 1. Grant is also president of Allergan’s Allergan Medical unit.
J. Andy Corley, the unit’s current chief executive, is moving to a role as an adviser to Brent Saunders, chief executive of Rochester, N.Y.-based Bausch.
Bausch’s eye surgery unit includes the Crystalens, a replacement lens used to treat presbyopia that it got in its 2008 buy of Eyeonics Inc., which Corley co-founded.
Besides Crystalens, Bausch sells other eye surgical products, including other intraocular lenses; machines used to remove the eye’s natural lens during cataract surgery; devices used to help the eye retain its shape during cataract surgery; and hand-held surgical instruments.
Grant had been with Allergan since 2006. Under Grant’s leadership, Allergan Medical amassed a product lineup that includes wrinkle-removing Botox Cosmetic, lower-face filler Juvéderm, breast implants, the Lap-Band surgical weight loss device and the Latisse eyelash grower.
Grant’s previous jobs included serving as chief executive at BioLase Technology Inc., an Irvine maker of lasers used in dentistry.
Bausch recently signed a lease that would double its space in Aliso Viejo.
