IntraLase was a company based in Irvine, California

Irvine, California

Irvine is a suburban incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the city has a population of 212,375 as of the 2010 census. However, the California...

, producing lasers for the medical industry and for eye surgery

Eye surgery

Eye surgery, also known as orogolomistician surgery or ocular surgery, is surgery performed on the eye or its adnexa, typically by an ophthalmologist.-Preparation and precautions:...

. In March 2007 it was acquired by Advanced Medical Optics

Advanced Medical Optics

Abbott Medical Optics Inc. earlier known as Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. is a global medical supply company. Products in the ophthalmic surgical line include intraocular lenses, laser vision correction systems, phacoemulsification systems, viscoelastics, microkeratomes and related products used...

 for $800 million in cash. Advanced Medical Optics was acquired by Abbott Laboratories

Abbott Laboratories

Abbott Laboratories is an American-based global, diversified pharmaceuticals and health care products company. It has 90,000 employees and operates in over 130 countries. The company headquarters are in Abbott Park, North Chicago, Illinois. The company was founded by Chicago physician, Dr....

 in February 2009. The femtosecond laser developed by Intralase corporation and now owned by AMO is trademarked under the name IntraLase. It is used to perform IntraLASIK

IntraLASIK

IntraLASIK, also known as Femto-LASIK or All-Laser LASIK, is a form of refractive eye surgery similar to LASIK that creates a corneal flap with a femtosecond laser microkeratome rather than with a mechanical microkeratome, which uses a steel blade. The only difference between LASIK and IntraLASIK...

eye surgery.