| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Healthcare |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Headquarters | Birmingham, England, UK |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | Beata McManus (CEO) |
| Website | http://www.optimax.co.uk |
Optimax is a laser eye treatment specialist based in Birmingham, England, owned by Russell Keith Ambrose. Optimax was established as one of the first private clinics to offer laser eye surgery.[1]
Laser eye surgery in the UK is dominated by three main companies Optical Express, Ultralase and Optimax which, in total, account for approximately 56% of clinics in the UK.[2]
In 2002, Optimax performed their 100,000th laser eye surgery procedure.[3]
Optimax operates clinics throughout the UK, providing laser and lens eye surgery procedures.
Optimax advertise as being the first company to introduce Femtosecond laser, IntraLASIK and Schwind lasers.[4]
In December 2012 Russell Keith Ambrose acquired Ultralase Ltd.[5][6]
Under Eye Hospitals Group Limited, Ultralase Eye Clinics Limited is the sister company to Optimax, sharing clinics, surgeons, optometrists, and working as one family.[7][8]
In April 2014 Nominet dismissed a complaint by Optical Express that Russell Keith Ambrose had funded a website critical of Optical Express.[9] Its author, Sasha Rodoy, My Beautiful Eyes Foundation campaigner and Patient Advocate, underwent lasek eye surgery at Optimax in 2011, resulting in her eyes being irreparably damaged.[10]
On 27 November 2020, after claiming insolvency, Optimax Clinics Ltd entered a Company Voluntary Arrangement(CVA) for four years.[11]