About Access Media Group

The company was formed in 1997 by Tom Meinert, Ron Walker and Bill Capuzzi, former principals of Viscom Publications. Established in 1985, Viscom published trade and professional magazines Eyecare Business, Optometric Management and Contact Lens Spectrum, which are now part of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Vision Care.

Access Media's first media property, OptiStock, broke new ground by delivering market intelligence about publicly traded eye care companies to retail and institutional investors. A print version, titled Investments in Sight, ran as a special section of Forbes magazine. OptiStock is now owned by Jobson Medical Information.

Today, Access Media's primary business is providing consumers with eye health information, through its own media properties and through print and electronic work for clients.

Access Media produced 12 editions of this semi-annual waiting room publication for CIBA Vision.

In 1999, Access Media established what would become its primary business unit — All About Vision®, a website providing eye care and vision correction information to consumers. All About Vision has become the leading source of vision information on the Internet, covering popular topics such as eyeglasses, LASIK, contact lenses, and eye diseases. The site is accredited by the Health on the Net Foundation and serves millions of visitors each year.

In 2004, Access Media participated in the formation of Ceatus Media Group, an electronic media company focused on development of consumer health information portals and doctor directories. The first Ceatus property, a LASIK surgeon directory for All About Vision, now serves more than 150 U.S. and international markets.

Ceatus launched Consumer Guide to Plastic Surgery® in January 2006, Consumer Guide to Dentistry® in April 2007, and Consumer Guide to Bariatric Surgery™ in May 2007.

In 2006, Access Media relocated to offices adjacent to Ceatus Media Group in the San Diego, California area. The combined companies now employ 29 full-time staff and have an extensive network of regular freelancers, including accomplished journalists and developers who apply their decades of experience to advance the companies' leadership in online media.

Access Media Group Timeline

April 1997	Access Media incorporates in Connecticut.
October 1997	Company's first work, a special section about vision care stocks, appears in Forbes magazine.
November 1997	OptiStock weekly e-newsletter debuts to serve individual and institutional investors.
September 1999	Company announces startup of All About Vision and relocates to Fort Washington, Pa.
January 2000	All About Vision launches.
August 2001	Jobson Publishing purchases minority equity stake in Access Media; company relocates to Jobson offices in Newtown Square, Pa.
June 2004	All About Vision serves 10,000,000th visitor.
August 2004	Company forms joint venture with David Evans, PhD to develop health-related content portals.
May 2005	Access Media sells OptiStock to Jobson and repurchases Jobson's equity interest.
January 2006	Company relocates to La Jolla, California. Consumer Guide to Plastic Surgery launches.
April 2007	Consumer Guide to Dentistry launches.
May 2007	Consumer Guide to Bariatric Surgery spun off from plastic surgery portal.
September 2007	Company assumes operation of RefractiveSource.com.
May 2008	Ceatus Media Group acquires LasikSurgeryNews.com.
June 2008	EyeMDLink.com acquired and folded into AllAboutVision.com.
July 2008	All About Vision serves 40,000,000th visitor.
August 2008	Company moves to expanded offices in San Diego.
January 2009	Cataract Surgeon Directory launches.

Learn more about Access Media's media properties, services, or work for clients.