Cooper makes strides in sales

Cooper Companies announced a 14 per cent revenue increase to $285.9m, compared to the third quarter last year, with CooperVision revenue up 15 per cent to $243.2m.

At current exchange rates the company saw a 12 per cent rise in toric lens revenue, 22 per cent in multifocals and a decline of 8 per cent in cosmetic lenses. European revenue increased by 15 per cent to $95.5m, while its bestselling lens, Proclear, made third-quarter revenue of $68m, up 35 per cent on the same period in 2007.

Cooper's president and CEO, Robert Weiss, said: 'The overall business continues to make positive strides including strong revenue growth supported by our Proclear line of products and our silicone hydrogel spheres, Avaira and Biofinity.'