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=Value Chain Analysis=
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=M&A Activity in the Space=
*NIDEK -- Two Sister Companies Merge to Combine Efforts in U.S. Ophthalmic Industry. [[https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2005/10/13/334767/87801/en/NIDEK-Two-Sister-Companies-Merge-to-Combine-Efforts-in-U-S-Ophthalmic-Industry.html Globenewswire], October 2005]