1976
Altomed was founded in 1976 by Tony and Dorothy Myers primarily as a supplier of reconstructive surgery products. While establishing itself as a specialist supplier to operating departments the company added ophthalmic instruments and implants into its product range.

Early 1980's
By the early eighties Altomed was a major supplier of intraocular lenses and ophthalmic surgical products to UK eye hospitals. Altomed were the UK representatives for Surgidev IOL's Medical Workshop IOL's, Storz, Katena, Sharpoint, Concept and Asico.

Mid 1980's
In the mid eighties Altomed launched its own range of instruments with the publication of the first Altomed catalogue.

1993
In 1993 the second Altomed catalogue was launched featuring full colour photography.

1998
The late nineties saw the arrival of the third Altomed catalogue featuring digital colour photography and a new web site featuring an interactive shopping facility and news features.

2002
Altomed is the largest supplier of ophthalmic surgical instruments in the UK and can offer the ophthalmic professional a full range of instruments for use in almost all of the ophthalmological sub-specialties including retinal, keratoplasty and oculo plastic procedures. In the UK as well as supplying Altomed products the company also acts as official distributors for such companies as Volk, Labtician, Rhein Medical, Jedmed, Medical Workshop MANI and MST.

2003
Altomed launches the fourth edition of the Altomed catalogue for the UK plus an International edition, as well as a PC CD-Rom catalogue Altomed becomes the exclusive UK distributor for New World Medical (manufacturer of the Ahmed Valve), and AmbioDry, a range of amniotic membrane allografts.

A workshop is opened at Altomed which can undertake MicroWash instrument tray assembly and detailed customisation of sterilisation trays.

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