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Three New Combined Product Offerings Deliver
Workflow Efficiencies and Clinical Benefits to the Practice

DUBLIN, CA (October 24, 2009) - AAO Booth #3149 - Carl Zeiss Meditec
unveiled its new suite of treatment workflow and data management
solutions today at the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Annual
Meeting in San Francisco. These new diagnostic and surgical offerings
are designed to work together to improve productivity, workflow and
clinical outcomes that are critical in today's healthcare
environment.

Carl Zeiss Solutions include:

ZEISS Ophthalmic Data Management Solution - a completely integrated
platform that stores all diagnostic patient data, providing a
paperless diagnostic and surgical workflow.

ZEISS Toric Solution - a combination of tools that allow physicians
to perform cataract surgery more efficiently and to implant and align
toric lenses faster and easier.

ZEISS Refractive Laser Solution - the most comprehensive range of
applications as well as fully integrated flow of data and patient
handling.

"Building on Carl Zeiss Meditec's trusted portfolio of advanced
technologies that are in more than 95 percent of ophthalmic practices
in the U.S., we are introducing a completely new concept at this
year's AAO meeting," said Dr. Michael Kaschke, President and CEO of
Carl Zeiss Meditec. "Our Solutions are designed to help
ophthalmologists in today's healthcare environment to achieve greater
workflow efficiencies while obtaining superior clinical results
through better combination and integration of their diagnostic and
treatment modalities."

ZEISS Ophthalmic Data Management Solution
The first fully integrated platform that connects all ophthalmic
systems and links diagnostic and surgery devices, the ZEISS
Ophthalmic Data Management Solution includes the FORUM eye care data
management system, that has been cleared by the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), and the CALLISTO eye® OR management system.

FORUM is an advanced, highly efficient data management solution for
streamlining, centralizing and viewing the vast amount of clinical
data generated by ophthalmic instruments. Providing a complete,
centralized paperless record of patients' diagnostic data, history
and demographics, FORUM improves practice workflow and offers a
better means for patient education. FORUM's three modular components
include FORUM Archive, FORUM Viewer and FORUM EMR Gateway, which can
be tailored to meet the needs of ophthalmic practices and surgery
centers of any size.

"Since implementing FORUM in my practice just a little more than a
month ago, I have already realized a significant time savings, due to
the efficiencies that this data management system has brought to my
practice," said Michael Jacobs, MD of Athens Eye Associates. "FORUM
has improved my ability to assess a patient over time because not
only do I have all the information on the spot, but I can view the
information simultaneously. And, the ability to view these images
with my patients allows me to educate them about their disease, which
I believe will lead to better compliance."

One example of the ZEISS Ophthalmic Data Management Solution features
the newly introduced Retina Workstation. It integrates the Cirrus(TM)
HD-OCT (Model 4000 and the new Model 400) as well as the VISUCAM (TM)
fundus camera along with the FORUM Archive and Viewer. The Retina
Workstation enables a complete retinal examination in one location,
without the need for multiple data entry or paper print-outs.

More information about Carl Zeiss Meditec's Ophthalmic Data
Management Solution as well as clinical benefits achieved with the
latest Cirrus(TM) HD-OCT technologies will be presented at concurrent
educational symposia on Sunday, October 25 from 6:30 - 9:00 pm at the
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Meeting delegates can register
for these events at http://www.meditec.zeiss.com.

ZEISS Toric Solution
This combined solution is designed to increase safety and support
workflow throughout the entire IOL lens implantation procedure.
Initial diagnostic information can be quickly and accurately obtained
using the gold-standard IOL Master® . In the OR, surgical microscopes
(including the new OPMI Lumera® 700) ensure excellent clarity and an
outstanding red reflex. The workflow of the procedure is supported by
the CALLISTO eye® OR management system, which includes the new video
supported tool, Z ALIGN, for fast and easy alignment of toric IOLs.
The Solution is completed by the AT LISA toric, the only MICS IOL
that can simultaneously correct sphere, cylinder and associated
presbyopia, as well as the new Z CALC online calculator. (AT LISA
products are not approved for sale in the United States.)

ZEISS Refractive Laser Solution
The combination of the MEL 80(TM) excimer laser, CRS-Master(TM)
custom treatment platform and VisuMax® femtosecond laser offers the
most extensive range of refractive surgery applications. The MEL 80
/VisuMax Workstation is currently being evaluated at four Centers of
Excellence within the United States. Outcomes of the FLEx all-in-one
LASIK procedure performed outside of the United States are expected
to be presented during ASCRS 2010.

Dual symposia covering Carl Zeiss Meditec's cataract and refractive
technologies will take place on Monday, October 26 from 5:30 - 7:30
pm at the W Hotel in San Francisco. Meeting delegates can register
for these events at http://www.meditec.zeiss.com.

Press contacts:
Eva Sesselmann
Corporate Communications
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
Göschwitzer Straße 51-52
07745 Jena
Phone: +49 3641 220-331
Fax: +49 3641 220-112
E-mail: press@meditec.zeiss.com

Patrick Kofler
Investor Relations
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
Göschwitzer Straße 51-52
07745 Jena
Phone: +49 3641 220-106
Fax: +49 3641 220-117
E-mail: investors@meditec.zeiss.com

Brief profile
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (ISIN: DE 0005313704) is listed in the Tec-DAX
of the Deutsche Börse and is one of the world's leading medical
technology suppliers.
The company supplies innovative technologies and application-oriented
solutions designed to help doctors improve the quality of life of
their patients. The Company offers complete solutions, including
implants and consumables, to diagnose and treat ophthalmic diseases.
The company creates innovative visualisation solutions in the field
of microsurgery. Carl Zeiss Meditec's medical technology portfolio is
rounded off by promising future technologies, such as intraoperative
radiation therapy.
In the 2007/2008 (30 September) financial year the 2,100 employees
generated revenue of approximately 600 EUR million. The registered
office of Carl Zeiss Meditec is located in Jena, Germany. The company
has subsidiaries in Germany and abroad; more than 50 percent of its
employees are based in the USA, Japan, Spain and France.
35 percent of Carl Zeiss Meditec shares are in free float. The
remaining 65 percent are held by Carl Zeiss AG, one of the world's
leading groups engaged in the optical and opto-electronics industry.
The five independently run business segments of Carl Zeiss AG operate
in the future markets "Medical and Research Solutions", "Industrial
Solutions" and "Lifestyle Products". The head office of Carl Zeiss AG
is in Oberkochen, Germany. In financial year 2007/08 (balance sheet
date 30 September) the group posted sales of around EUR 2.7 billion.
Carl Zeiss has a total workforce of about 13,000 in over 30
countries, over 8,000 of them in Germany.
Further information: http://www.meditec.zeiss.de


 
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Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
Goeschwitzer Strasse 51-52 Jena Germany

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