Rockwell2001 • Launch of the flagship Rockwell Center clinic
2002 • Certified as clinical research site by the Western Institutional Review Board of California
• Establishes the Asian Eye Independent Review Board for monitoring safety in clinical research
• Partners with Ophthalmological Foundation of the Philippines to provide cataract surgeries for indigent patients
• Introduces Customized
LASIK 2003• Establishes its Low Vision and Visual Rehabilitation Service and Optical Dispensary
• Establishes International Customer Service for the Japanese and Korean market
2004 • Achieves Philhealth accreditation
• Offers fellowship training in Low Vision and Visual Rehabilitation
• Partners with Bausch & Lomb for LASIK research, one of only four centers in Asia
2005 • Acquires optical coherence tomography for diagnosis and monitoring of glaucoma and retinal diseases
• Awarded as Outstanding Eye Care Center by the Consumers Union of the Philippines
2006 • Achieves certification to ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:1999 standards
• Recognized as an
Investor in People (IiP) by the International Quality Centre, UK
• Expanded customer service for the Indian, European and US markets
Asian Eye Institute Trinoma2007 • Launches Asian Eye’s first satellite clinic at Trinoma
• Introduces selective laser trabeculoplasty for glaucoma
• Introduces the Oscar M. Lopez fellowship in glaucoma and the Asian Eye medical travel program
2008• Opened the second satellite clinic at Mall of Asia
• Acquires the Alcon Infiniti phacoemulsification machine for cataract surgeries, the Zeiss intraocular lens (IOL) Master for cataract screening, and the Zeiss Humphrey visual field analyzer for glaucoma screening
Asian Eye Institute MOA• Partners with Pfizer and Alcon on clinical trial research for glaucoma
• Introduces the Felipe I. Tolentino fellowship in retina and the Asian Eye Institute fellowship in cornea
2009 • Introduces Crystalens, an IOL that can restore near, intermediate and distance vision of cataract patients; and Phakic IOL for patients with high nearsightedness but are not qualified for LASIK
• Achieves accreditation for its Oscar M. Lopez felthe Philippine Glaucoma Society
• Recognized for its research work by the American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Bausch and Lomb, Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology, and Philippine College of Surgeons
• Recognized for the second time as an IiP
• Achieves recertification to the ISO 9001:2000, 14001:2004, and OHSAS 18001:2007 2010
Asian Eye Institute 2010 • Its Quality, Environment, Safety and Health System is again certified to the ISO 9001:2008, 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 standards
• Adopts Accreditation Canada standards
• Introduces new logo and the Eye Contact newsletter
• Expands its Rockwell clinic by opening the eighth floor of Phinma Plaza to complement existing ninth- and tenth-floor clinical space
• Introduces the pediatric optometry, vision training and orthoptics service to screen and treat children’s vision disability problems, complementing the existing pediatric ophthalmology service