Editing Bausch & Lomb (section)

===Company developments in recent years===
Since then, Bausch & Lomb has developed into a globally operating company which is one of the largest producers of contact lenses. As of 2022, about 12,900 employees in approximately 100 countries work for the firm.<ref name="sec10k2022"/>

Competitors in the international eye care products market are [[Johnson & Johnson]], [[Allergan]], [[Alcon]], [[Merck & Co.|MSD-Chibret]], [[CooperVision]], Menicon Co., [[Hoya Corporation]], [[EssilorLuxottica]] and [[Carl Zeiss Meditec]].<ref name="fortune"/>

In 2023,  Bausch + Lomb Corp announced it would it would buy [[Xiidra]] from Novartis  for $1.75 billion and pay additional $750 million in linked to future sales for Xiidra as well as two pipeline asset.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-30 |title=Bausch + Lomb to buy Novartis dry-eye drug for $1.75 bln |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/bausch-lomb-buy-dry-eye-drug-novartis-175-billion-wsj-2023-06-30/ |access-date=2023-06-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-30 |title=Novartis Sells Eye Drugs to Bausch + Lomb for Up to $2.5 Billion |language=en |work=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-30/novartis-sells-eye-drugs-to-bausch-lomb-for-up-to-2-5-billion |access-date=2023-06-30}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''Chief executives'''
|-
! Name
! Title
! Tenure
|-
| [[John Jacob Bausch]]
| President
| 1885–1926
|-
| [[Edward Bausch]]
| President
| 1926–1935
|-
| M. Herbert Eisenhart
| President
| 1935 – December 1950
|-
| Joseph F. Taylor
| President
| January 1951 – November 1954
|-
| Carl S. Hallauer
| President
| November 1954 – March 1959
|-
| William W. McQuilkin
| President
| March 1959 – May 1971
|-
| Jack D. Harby
| President
| May 1971 –
|-
| Daniel G. Schuman
| CEO
| – April 1981
|-
| Daniel E. Gill
| CEO
| April 1981 – December 1995
|-
| William M. Carpenter
| CEO
| 1996 – June 1998
|-
| Ron Zarella
| CEO
| 2001–2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://readwrite.com/2012/05/03/10-executives-who-lied-on-their-resumes-and-2-who-got-away-with-it|title=10 Executives Who Lied On Their Resumes - And 2 Who Got Away With It - ReadWrite|date=3 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
| Gerald Ostrov
| CEO
| 2008 – March 2010<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.boston.com/business/articles/2010/03/15/new_ceo_chairman_appointed_at_bausch__lomb/|title=New CEO, chairman appointed at Bausch & Lomb|first=Ben|last=Dobbin|newspaper=Boston.com|date=15 March 2010|via=The Boston Globe}}</ref>
|-
| [[Brent Saunders]]
| CEO
| February 2010 – August 2013
|-
| [[Joseph C. Papa]]
| CEO
| May 2016 – March 2023
|-
| Brent Saunders
| CEO
| March 2023 – present<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/bausch-lombs-ceo-inks-first-big-deal-since-return-5f2ec13 |title=Bausch + Lomb's CEO Inks First Big Deal Since Return |date=30 June 2023 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |last=Hopkins |first=Jared S.}}</ref>
|}