Kowa Optimed is a part of Kowa Company Ltd., which was founded in 1894. Kowa is one of the largest privately owned companies in Japan and is ranked as the 5th largest trading company.  Kowa Optimed, Inc. handles products in three markets within the Electronics and Optics Group; Medical Products, Sporting Optics, and Opto-Electronics.

Since the inception of the Electronics and Optics Division in 1946, Kowa has combined electronics, mechanics, and optics into significant new technologies. Research and development takes place at their Hamamatsu and Chofu Factories where product development and testing is an ongoing process. Lens manufacturing, which includes polishing and grinding of some of the most difficult types of lenses in the world, takes place at their Gamagori Factory. The Kowa factories are devoted to producing the most innovative and cost-effective line of optical products in the world.

Based on strong customer service and their rich tradition, Kowa Optimed, Inc. looks forward to continuing their success in the new millennium.