MedLife will offer patients services of excellence in ophthalmological pathology by signing a new partnership with the ophthalmological diagnosis and surgery clinic Opticristal in Brasov. Bucharest, 4 August 2022 - MedLife, the leader of the private medical services market in Romania is taking a new step to welcome patients with specific, niche solutions, and announces the acquisition of 60% of the shares of the ophthalmological diagnosis and surgery clinic Opticristal in Brasov. The transaction, carried out by Policlinica de Diagnostic Rapid (PDR), comes in addition to the medical services offered in the regional hub developed by MedLife in Brașov County, which thus reaches 16 medical units. With over 20 years of experience on the market in Brașov, Opticristal Clinic includes both a patient diagnostic center, feature the most advanced examination equipment, and an ophthalmology surgery center, in which over 2000 interventions are performed annually. The medical teams are specialized in posterior pole surgery, pediatric ophthalmology, eyelid surgery, and the treatment of glaucoma and diabetes. The operating room is equipped to European standards and has cutting-edge technologies, including an operating microscope and an ultrasonic phacoemulsification device for cataract surgery. At the same time, Opticristal is the only specialized center in Brașov that performs surgeries to correct refractive errors using the EXIMER laser. Opticristal Brașov Clinic recorded last year a turnover of 1 million euros. "We pay attention to patients' health and, out of concern and empathy for their needs, we continue with sustained efforts in order to improve the quality of their life, and the development on the niche segments brings us closer to this goal. We started with oncology, becoming, with the acquisition of OncoCard and Neolife, the largest medical services operator in Romania in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer in Romania; we recently entered the wellness segment, through the acquisition of Sweat, and we continue to focus and on other medical niches to cover the market demand through proven expertise and medical excellence. Thus, by integrating in the group a monodisciplinary medical clinic, we complete the range of ophthalmological services that the patients can access in MedLife units ", stated Dorin Preda, Executive Director, MedLife Group. "Brașov is a crowded market, and this fact determines us to constantly reinvent ourselves. Beyond organic growth, we are very connected to what development through acquisitions means and we want to integrate under our umbrella companies that bring added value for patients, such as Opticristal Clinic, in order to help us to have a better territorial coverage. ", stated George Muscoiu, MedLife PDR Braşov regional manager. Policlinica de Diagnostic Rapid (PDR) is the first company acquired by Medlife, more than a decade ago. At that time, PDR had 2 units and a turnover of about 3 million euros, while today MedLife Brașov is a true regional hub, with 16 medical units and a turnover of almost 30 million euros. Currently, MedLife has the largest portfolio of Romanian medical companies integrated in the group, over 45, and announces that it has other ongoing transactions in the next period. The last acquisition announced was for Muntenia Hospital, the largest private hospital in Argeș County. The transaction is in process of approval by the Competition Council.