Advanced Medical Optics to Present at the Smith Barney Citigroup 2005 Small & Mid-Cap Conference

Advanced Medical Optics to Present at the Smith Barney Citigroup
2005 Small & Mid-Cap Conference 


SANTA ANA, Calif., Feb. 10  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Advanced Medical Optics,
Inc. (AMO) (NYSE:AVO), a global leader in ophthalmic surgical devices and eye
care products, today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer James
V. Mazzo will present an overview of the company at the Smith Barney Citigroup
2005 Small & Mid-Cap Conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, February 16, 2005,
at 10:05 a.m. PT.

To access an audio webcast of the presentation via the internet, please visit
AMO's Investors/Media site at http://www.amo-inc.com/ .

About Advanced Medical Optics

Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. (AMO) is a global leader in the development,
manufacturing and marketing of ophthalmic surgical and contact lens care
products.  The company focuses on developing a broad suite of innovative
technologies and devices to address a wide range of eye disorders.  Products in
the ophthalmic surgical line include foldable intraocular lenses,
phacoemulsification systems, viscoelastics and related products used in
cataract and refractive surgery, and microkeratomes used in LASIK procedures
for refractive error correction.  AMO owns or has the rights to such well-known
ophthalmic surgical product brands as Phacoflex(R), Clariflex(R), Array(R),
Sensar(R), Tecnis(R), CeeOn(R) and Verisyse(R) intraocular lenses, the
Sovereign(R) and Sovereign(R) Compact(TM) phacoemulsification systems with
WhiteStar(TM) technology, the Healon(R) family of viscoelastics, the
Baerveldt(R) glaucoma shunt and the Amadeus(TM) microkeratome.  Products in the
contact lens care line include disinfecting solutions, daily cleaners,
enzymatic cleaners and lens rewetting drops.  Among the well-known contact lens
care product brands the company possesses are COMPLETE(R), COMPLETE(R)
Blink-N-Clean(R), COMPLETE(R) Moisture PLUS(TM), Consept(R)F, Consept(R) 1
Step, Oxysept(R) 1 Step, UltraCare(R), Ultrazyme(R), Total Care(R) and
blink(TM) branded products.  Amadeus is a licensed product of, and a trademark
of SIS, Ltd.

Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. is based in Santa Ana, California, and employs
approximately 2,800 worldwide.  The company has direct operations in about 20
countries and markets products in approximately 60 countries.  For more
information, visit http://www.amo-inc.com/.

   Investor Contact:
   Erika Richmond
   714-247-8348
   

DATASOURCE: Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.



CONTACT:  Erika Richmond of Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.,

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Web site:  http://www.amo-inc.com/ 

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