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Optos plans £150m flotation

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Optos, the company behind the Optomap retinal exam system, will float on the London stock exchange next month valued at an estimated £150m.

Optos founder Douglas AndersonOptos, the company behind the Optomap retinal exam system, will float on the London stock exchange next month valued at an estimated £150m.

The Dunfermline company plans to raise funds to expand in overseas markets, according to The Scotsman.

Optomap image showing posterior subcapsular cataraCompany founder Douglas Anderson (pictured) invented the imaging technology after opticians failed to spot signs of a detached retina in the eye of his son, Leif.

Analysts estimate the global demand for the machine could top £1bn, and Optos aims to capture the entire market.

Read the full story in Friday's Optician.

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