30%
effective refractive-error coverage in the WHO African Region
Roughly seven in ten people who need vision correction go without it. 3
Laser Vision Technology for Africa
World-class vision care, without the flight overseas.
OVE Africa supplies, installs and services Carl Zeiss Meditec and Alcon laser platforms for private hospitals and specialist eye clinics — and helps healthcare investors own the equipment that makes it possible.
Why OVE Africa exists
The patients are here.
The equipment isn’t — yet.
Across East Africa, people who can afford modern refractive surgery still travel abroad for it. Surgeons and private hospitals are ready to treat them at home. What’s missing is the equipment, and a local partner to install it and keep it running.
Ophthalmologists per million people
Each dot = 1 ophthalmologist
76High-income countries
~2.7Sub-Saharan Africa
28×fewer eye surgeons per person
The WHO-recommended minimum is 4 per million. In parts of the region it is closer to 1. 1, 2
Equipment ownership
Own the equipment.
We keep it working.
Hospitals, clinic groups and private investors acquire equipment through OVE Africa. We source it from the manufacturer, install it, certify the surgeons and service it for its working life.
Owner
Hospital or investor
Buys new or certified pre-owned equipment through OVE.
Partner
OVE Africa
Manufacturer sourcing, logistics, installation, surgeon certification and lifetime service.
Operator
Private clinic
A vetted hospital or eye clinic treats patients with the equipment.
← For placed equipment, lease payments or a share of procedure fees return to the owner
For hospitals & clinics
Buy for your facility
Purchase or lease new and certified pre-owned systems with a firm landed-cost quote, installation, operator training and a regional service plan.
- New or certified pre-owned
- Purchase or flexible lease
For investors
Own & place equipment
Own a device that OVE places with a vetted private clinic in our network. We maintain it; you earn through a lease or a share of the procedures performed.
- Asset-backed ownership
- OVE-managed maintenance & uptime
For partnerships
Co-own a hub suite
Join other owners in a complete refractive suite in one of our hub cities — Dar es Salaam, Nairobi or Addis Ababa.
- Several devices, one site
- Anchored in hub-city demand
Terms are agreed individually with each owner and clinic.
Local engineers.
Genuine manufacturer parts.
No grey-market units.
Why buy through OVE
Built to keep equipment
in theatre.
- 01
Genuine manufacturer supply
Carl Zeiss Meditec and Alcon platforms sourced through manufacturer supply chains, with full export documentation.
- 02
Engineering on the ground
Site survey, calibration, stocked spare parts and rapid-response repairs from the region, not a flight away.
- 03
Trained teams from day one
Hands-on operator training and surgeon certification, completed before handover.
- 04
A lower cost of entry
Inspected, reconditioned pre-owned units reduce the capital needed per device.
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A proven network
27 hospitals and clinics in 15+ countries run equipment supplied through our network.
Equipment
Platforms surgeons
already trust.
Femtosecond and excimer lasers from our core manufacturer partners. We also source diagnostic imaging, X-ray and general hospital equipment to order.
NewCarl Zeiss Meditec · Femtosecond laser
VisuMax 800
The next generation of SMILE: a 2 MHz laser with faster lenticule cutting, an expanded treatment range and a workflow built for higher daily volume.
- Laser
- Femtosecond, 2 MHz
- Procedures
- SMILE pro · FLEx · LASIK flap
- Centration
- Non-contact, automated tracking
- Condition
- New
In stockCarl Zeiss Meditec · Femtosecond laser
VisuMax 500
The laser that established minimally invasive refractive surgery, purpose-built for ReLEx SMILE, FLEx and corneal procedures.
- Laser
- Femtosecond, 500 kHz
- Procedures
- ReLEx SMILE · FLEx · LASIK flap
- Patient interface
- Curved, low-pressure contact glass
- Condition
- New & certified pre-owned
Pre-ownedCarl Zeiss Meditec · Excimer laser
MEL 90
A compact, reliable excimer laser — a proven workhorse for high-volume refractive practices entering the market.
- Laser
- Excimer, 250 Hz
- Procedures
- PRK · LASEK · wavefront-guided LASIK
- Footprint
- Compact, space-efficient console
- Condition
- Certified pre-owned, reconditioned
Pre-ownedAlcon · Excimer laser
WaveLight Allegretto 400Hz
A wavefront-optimised excimer laser with PerfectPulse Technology, and the most accessible entry point into refractive surgery.
- Laser
- Excimer, 400 Hz
- Procedures
- PRK · LASEK · LASIK
- Profile
- Wavefront-optimised
- Condition
- Certified pre-owned
Photography is representative of each platform, not the specific unit offered.
Ownership calculator
Estimate what
a device can earn.
Choose a platform and adjust the assumptions to see an illustrative payback period. The estimate includes a six-month ramp-up while the clinic builds volume.
Payback—
5-year net to owner—
5-year multiple—
Monthly at full volume—
Cumulative net position · years 0–5Owner’s position
Illustrative only. Every figure is an editable assumption — not a quote, forecast or offer of investment. Pricing, procedure volumes, fees and revenue terms depend on the unit, the site and the agreement.
Where we work
East Africa first.
Then the continent.
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Now
Tanzania & Kenya
Hubs in Dar es Salaam and Nairobi serving large private hospitals and specialist eye clinics.
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Next
Uganda, Rwanda, Zambia & Mozambique
Extending installations and field engineering across the region, with Addis Ababa as a further hub.
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Later
West Africa & NGO programmes
New markets, plus partnerships with NGOs running regional eye-care initiatives.
Our network
Already in theatre
across 15+ countries.
27hospitals & clinics supplied
15+countries served
4regional & partner offices
Regional hub
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
OVE Africa — East Africa sales & field engineering
Türkiye
Istanbul
Imes Dis Tic. San. Ltd Şti
Netherlands
Cruquius
Imes International B.V.
Albania
Tiranë
Enda Medical Engineering Solution
Our mission
World-class eye care,
delivered in Africa —
not a flight away.
We deliver modern ophthalmic devices and after-sales support to private hospitals and clinics across the continent, so that advanced vision care no longer means treatment overseas.
Contact
Let’s talk
equipment.
Equipping a clinic, looking to own and place a device, or need service on an existing system? Our team will come back to you with availability and next steps.
- Equipment availability & landed-cost quotes
- Ownership and placement options
- Installation, training & service plans
Sources
- Burton M.J. et al., The Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health, 2021 — 76 ophthalmologists per million in high-income countries; around 1 per million in parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
- Novartis, World Sight Day 2022 — 2.7 ophthalmologists per million in sub-Saharan Africa; Community Eye Health Journal — minimum target of 4 per million.
- WHO Regional Office for Africa — effective refractive-error coverage of 30% in the African Region.
- Data Bridge Market Research — US$3.62bn (2024), 4.3% CAGR to 2032.
- Market Data Forecast — US$5.00bn (2025), 5.46% CAGR 2026–2034.
- WHO, World report on vision, 2019 — 2.2 billion people with near or distance vision impairment; at least 1 billion preventable or unaddressed.