At the recent Ophthalmology Innovation Summit in Chicago, Jeff George, Presi-dent & Global Head of Alcon; David E.I. Pyott, CEO of Allergan; Murthy V. Simhambhatla, PhD, President of Abbott Medical Optics; and Ashley McEvoy, Company Group Chairman of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care shared how they balance external innovation with the acquisition of out-side technologies to further the ophthalmic franchises.