History

Ocuco was founded in 1993. With its head office in Ireland, Ocuco initially targeted Independent opticians in Ireland and the UK. Acuitas, its flagship product, gathered swift momentum as the first paperless practice management system with full integration of electronic medical records.

In 2005, after successfully tendering for the practice management system contract for the 200 Vision Express stores, Ocuco completed a management buyout and restructured itself as a global company, with a departmental structure which could scale for growth across the world.

Ocuco later (2007) acquired Relcon, its main rival in the UK market, giving it the dominant market position in the UK. In parallel, Ocuco made international acquisitions; Innovations in the US, ASPE in France and Luna IT in Italy. These acquisitions were strategic in nature, both in gaining immediate market share in the countries, and also in obtaining a market presence and local optical market experts to generate sales to large chains in the regions.

Ocuco has two flagship products. The Acuitas Practice Management System, is now localized for Ireland, UK, France, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Canada and Mexico, with customers including Salmoiraghi & Vigano (500 stores, Italy), Vision Express (385 stores, UK) and FYiDoctors (100 stores, Canada). The Innovations optical Lab Management System is installed across over 3,500 labs worldwide and is installed in Lenscrafters and Eyecare Centres of America (ECCA) stores across the US.