Topcon Corp.

History

YearDetail
1932 Topcon Corp. is founded as Tokyo Kogaku Kikai Kabushikikaisha.
1947 It started its Ophthalmic and Medical Instruments business.
1963 Launched the world’s first single-lens reflex camera.
1970 Expanded globally by entering the U.S. and Netherlands markets.
1989 The name of the company was changed to TOPCON CORP.
1994 Acquired automatic control technology of construction machinery.
2000 Acquired precision GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) technology.
2006 The company launched the world’s first 3D OCT (optical coherence tomography) that combines features of OCT and a fundus camera.
2008 The company made a takeover bid for Sokkia Co. Ltd.
2010 The company accelerated business expansion into the ophthalmic therapeutic laser market.
2013 Launched fully automatic OCT (3D OCT) optical coherence tomography.
2018 Created an eye disease screening business.