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How to enroll in Alcon Labs?
Fill out the program enrollment form located to your right. If you don't see an enrollment form available please call Alcon Labs program directly. After filling out the enrollment form please bring the form to your doctor for proper signatures and procedures. Do not forget a self stamped envelope for them to mail in your application to the program.
What is Alcon Cares?
Alcon Cares Patient Assistance Program is the core patient assistance program provided by Alcon Labratories Inc.. They offer all of the medications listed to the right at no cost for a 30 day supply to those who are eligible for the program. Eligibility is based off of the following requirements:
Who founded Alcon Labratories?
Summary. Alcon Labratories Inc. was founded by pharmacists Robert Alexander and William Conner in Forth Worth, Texas in 1945. Alcon Labratories Inc. is a worldwide leader in nearly all ophthalmology related areas.
How does Alcon help?
Alcon associates worldwide help strengthen their communities by volunteering their time and resources to support local organizations that serve those communities .
What is Alcon's mission?
We are committed to demonstrating integrity in everything we do. What we do at Alcon is critical to help people see better; how we conduct our business in the workplace, in the marketplace, and in society determines our success as a business. We believe in conducting our business fairly and ethically and in a manner consistent with all applicable legal and industry code requirements.
What is Alcon Foundation?
Alcon provides charitable monetary donations (often referred to as grants) to eligible 501 (c)3 organizations that offer high-quality programs and services to increase access to quality eye care, promote eye health education, and strengthen the communities in which we live and work. These donations are offered through the Alcon Foundation.
Why is Alcon important?
Sight is precious. That’s why Alcon is dedicated to preserving sight and the beauty that comes with it. Through the Alcon Foundation, Alcon Cares and our affiliates, Alcon partners with eligible charitable organizations to provide monetary, product and equipment donations, with the goal of improving sight around the world.
What is medical mission?
Medical missions are a valuable means to help people see brilliantly, and our commitment to responsibly supporting medical missions with product donations remains as strong as ever. COVID-19 continues to pose a significant health risk to the global community. To protect traveling volunteers and in-country medical teams and patients, Alcon Cares’ medical mission support is temporarily limited to countries accepting U.S. visitors, where minimum requirements we’ve established are met. We are vetting each medical mission request on the basis of its particular circumstances, including the destination’s U.S. State Department Travel Advisory* level, partner support, and patients’ access to post-operative care. We will continue to monitor and assess the situation and advise our partners of any updates to our policies.
