Topcon Canada has always kept the same mission through the years:
To help its customers improve the efficiency of their offices by providing the best products, unequalled service and support, at the best possible prices.
Here are a few of the important moments in our history:
| 1963 | Company's founding by Henri Allard and Jacqueline Moreau under the name "Société Ophtalmique Allard et Moreau". |
| 1965 | Released Retinal Camera Type I. |
| 1970 | Registration under the names "AM Ophthalmic Instruments Inc." and "Instruments Ophtalmiques AM Inc." Released Optometry Unit OU-100. Achieved use of Vision Tester VT-SD, Refractometer RM-1B and Lens Meter LM-3, from eye examinations through glasses lens adjustment, at Topcon. |
| 1974 | Released Operation Microscope OMS-100. Contributed to treatment ophthalmic disorders with outstanding optical performance and instrument configuration. |
| 1975 | Beginning of the distribution of Topcon products, followed in 1983 by exclusive distribution in Canada |
| 1978 | Released Refractometer RM-100, the world’s first refractometer with near-infrared projection. With this product having a TV monitor it became possible to do measurements by operating directly on the screen, which made it a big hit on the market. |
| 1979 | Released Non-mydriatic Retinal Camera TRC-NW. Construction of a state-of-the-art modern building to be used as head office facilities and to provide the largest showroom in Canada. |
| 1983 | Fast growth leading to the establishment of a new branch in Mississauga, Ontario. Creation of the company's own brand: AMTEK. |
| 1985 | Opening of a third branch in Calgary, Alberta |
| 1986 | Establishment of a point of sale in Vancouver, British Columbia. |
| 1987 | Exclusivity of Isell Diversatronics products (now called Topcon Omni Systems). Released Non-Contact Computerized Tonometer CT-10. With this product it became possible non-contact speedy tonometry measurement featuring also easy alignment. |
| 1988 | Released Digital Imaging Filing System IMAGEnet. System that manages all types of ophthalmological diagnosis information, including ocular fund scans and examination data. |
| 1990 | Establishment the Topcon Code of Conduct (currently Topcon Global Code of Conduct). Released Retinal Camera TRC-50IA. The World's first retinal camera with an infrared fluorescence photography function. Choroidal vessels could be observed much clearer than ever before. This retinal camera became a pioneer product, marking the beginning for the upcoming glory of Topcon as Retinal Camera Brand. |
| 1991 | Relocation of the Ontario branch to a new building in Waterloo that is specifically tailored to include the largest showroom in that province. |
| 1992 | Exclusivity of Welch Allyn ophthalmic products. |
| 1994 | Distribution Exclusivity of MorTan products. |
| 1995 | Distribution Exclusivity of Dicon including perimeters and topographers |
| 1997 | Released Specular Microscope SP-200P. The world’s first corneal endothelial cell and corneal thickness examinations, in one machine. Distribution Agreement of Gulden Ophthalmics. |
| 1998 | Company becomes Topcon America Corporation's wholly-owned subsidiary Released Auto Kerato-Refractometer KR-8100PA. By adopting the new measurement system with a built-in rotary prism, it became possible to measure the eye even with 2.o mm pupil diameter. Released IMAGEnet 2000 Digital Imaging Filing System. Ophthalmological Image Filing System providing a large-scale network was developed. IMAGEnet 2000 has been elaborated into the smart sophisticated system and its name has almost become a synonym for image filing systems in ophthalmology |
| 1999 | Company's name changes to Topcon Canada Inc. |
| 2001 | Released Wave-Front Analyzer KR-9000PW. Achieved world's first objective refraction examination, corneal curvature radius measurement and corneal topography, together with measurement and analysis of ocular overall optical aberrations through new technology wave-front sensor (all in a single machine). Award the 16th Advanced Technology Award the prize of "Sankei Shin bun". |
| 2002 | Distribution Exclusivity of Paradigm products. |
| 2003 | Released Slit Lamp SL-D7. Realized more compact size with mounting of DC-1 - world's first slit lamp specialized digital camera. |
| 2003 | Released Operation Microscope OMS-800 OFFISS. The world's first vitreous body operation microscope eliminating need for intraocular lighting and facilitating operation procedures using both hands. |
| 2005 | Distribution Agreement of Accutome products. |
| 2006 | Released Optical Coherence Tomographer 3D OCT-1000. World's first fusion of optical coherence tomography (OCT) with a non-mydriatic retinal camera. Achieved simultaneous retinal imaging and tomographic imaging, enabling precision imaging of areas required for diagnosis. Distribution Exclusivity of M&S Technologies products. |
| 2008 | Released TRK-1P |
| 2009 | Distribution Exclusivity of Tinsley Products and Icare Finland Oy. |
| 2010 | Established Topcon Medical Laser Systems, Inc. by acquiring retina and glaucoma business of OptiMedica (U.S.A) and entered therapeutic laser market. |
| 2011 | Established “TOPCON WAY”. Released Auto Kerato-Refractometer KR-1 / Auto Refractometer RM-1. Fully automated measurement with only one touch on the touchscreen panel. The absence of the control lever and the adjustable control panel enables the operator to be positioned anywhere around a patient. Released Photocoagulator PASCAL Streamline. Original multi-spot simultaneous laser pulse technology realized minimum invasiveness and dramatic reductions in operation time. |
| 2012 | Released Swept Source Optical Coherence Tomographer DRI OCT-1 Atlantis. DRI OCT can penetrate deeper visualizing ocular tissues utilizing 1,050 nm wavelength with the world’s fastest scan speed of 100, 000 A-Scan/sec. Released CL-300 Lensmeter. |
| 2013 | Released Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomographer 3D OCT-1 Maestro. Fully-automated OCT that enables imaging solely by operating the touch panel. Released Refractors KR/RM-800. Released TRK-2P. Released Specular Microscope SP-1P. Released Data Management System Synergy. |
| 2014 | Released Retinal Cameras TRC-NW8F Plus. Released TRC-NW400. Released Refractor KR-800S. Released Tonometer CT-800. Released IMAGEnet 5 Digital Imaging System. Released Ophthalmic Instrument Stand IS-5000. |
| 2015 | Distribution Exclusivity of Elektron Eye Technology Ltd Released Photocoagulator PASCAL Synthesis 532 & 577. Released High Definition Video Teaching System for PASCAL Lasers. Released Slit Lamp with LED light source SL-D701. Released Swept Source Optical Coherence Tomographer DRI OCT Triton/ Triton Plus. Released Biometer Aladdin. Released Ophthalmic Instrument stand IS-5500. |
| 2016 | Distribution Exclusivity of Kay Pictures Ltd Released Non-Contact Tonometer CT-800A with Semi-Automatic Alignment and Automated Measurement. Released Auto Kerato-Refractometer KR-800A. Released Wall Instrument Table for 1 Instrument AIT-W1. Released Wall Instrument Table for 2 Instruments AIT-W2. Released IMAGEnet 6 Digital Imaging System. |
| 2017 | Released Digital Slit Lamp SL-D301. |
| 2018 | Distribution Exclusivity of ChongQing SunKingdom Medical Instrument Co. Ltd. Introduction of perimeter SK-850A Standard, SK-850A Expert and portable slit lamp LS-1B. Distribution Agreement with Heine Instruments Canada. Released Auto Kerato-Refractometer with Color Mapping KR-800PA. Released Photocoagulator PASCAL Synthesis TwinStar 577 & 638 combined. |
| 2019 | Released Topcon Cloud Released Harmony, Global Data Management Released 3D OCT-1 Maestro2 with OCTA Released Photocoagulator PASCAL Synthesis III with new SL-PA04 Released CA-800 Ocular Surface Suite |
| 2020 | Released Signal Handheld Fundus Camera |