Johnson Johnson will buy the unit & Abbott for $ 4.3 billion

Johnson Johnson will pay more than & $ 4.3 billion in cash for the ophthalmologic health unit of Abbott, said the company on Friday (16). The goal is to expand your business.
According to the company located in Brunswick, New Jersey, the deal puts the company within the thread of cataract surgeries, including the marketing of Acuvue brand contact lenses.
Abbott Medical Optics, based in Illinois, manufactures lasers and other equipment used in cataract surgery and vision correction procedures.
According to the Associated Press, the sale of the unit is part of the plan to focus on the business of health heart and arteries.
Shares of Johnson Johnson fell more than 1 &% on the afternoon of Friday.