Founded in1972 by Mr. Esa Viherkoski (chairman of Dual Laser today)

Started off with models argon laser 40A and argon/krypton 41AK "dual laser". 41AK world's first multicolor laser

First installation @ Oulu university hospital1972

Through 1973 - 1982 a worldwide operation with over 1000 machines installed world wide.

Installations at leading centers (Moorfields, Truman University, Stanford etc)

More products: Krypton yellow laser, SL adapters, endolasers etc.

1981 a block buster: PV-YAG: Worlds first compact photodisruptor
- a success story

Dallas US operation started to manage US demand for Lasertek lasers

Lasertek acquired by CILCO Inc.
In 1983

Mr. Viherkoski leaves Lasertek 1985, starts Lasermatic and focuses on surgical laser systems

PC controllable neurosurgical galvanometric laser scanner system

CooperVision acquires CILCO and Lasertek continues until 1988 after which Cooper-Vision stops the operation

Mr. Viherkoski buys back the rights for Lasertek brand name. Approx 2000 systems installed world wide under Lasertek brand name

Lasermatic produces an innovative combined CO2/Nd:YAG-laser for surgical applications

Lasertek ophthalmic lasers were produced on the side

A new lasertek model 25A argon laser launched 1994, but technology had changed with smaller and more efficient lasers coming out

Operation lasted from 1985 until 1996

From 1996 a distributing operation in Finland

The idea of a scanning multispot laser has existed with Mr. Viherkoski since the 1980s

In 2004 Dual Laser participated in a government technology program called FinnWell 2004

Valon is a derivative of that program