Optimax

OptiMax is the brand name of Mercury Marine's two-stroke direct injection engine technology used on a range of outboard motors that were in production between 1996 and 2018. The engines were superseded by four-stroke engines, mainly due to increasingly strict emission standards in many major markets. OptiMax engines belong to a family of marine direct injection technologies which includes Evinrude's E-TEC, Yamaha's HPDI (high-pressure direct injection), and Tohatsu's TLDI (two-stroke low-pressure direct injection) engines. OptiMax's direct injection technology provides much improved fuel efficiency and lower emissions compared to traditional two-stroke engines because the engine management system injects fuel after the exhaust port is closed. Oil is also injected into the engine when, and at the quantity required, which results in very low oil consumption, burn, and very rarely visible smoke. Because OptiMax outboards retained most of the simplicity of traditional two-stroke engines and fewer components than their four-stroke peers, they are lightweight and have a reputation for high performance, especially out-of-the-hole acceleration. Four engine displacements were offered, with the V6 engines being first on the market with the smaller and less powerful inline 3 cylinder engines joining the range at a later date.…

Optimax is a laser eye treatment specialist based in Birmingham, England, owned by Russell Keith Ambrose. Laser eye surgery in the UK is dominated by three main companies Optical Express, Ultralase and Optimax which, in total, account for approximately 56% of clinics in the UK. ==History== In 2002, Optimax performed their 100,000th laser eye surgery procedure. Optimax operates clinics throughout the UK, providing laser and lens eye surgery procedures. Optimax advertise as being the first company to introduce Femtosecond laser, IntraLASIK and Schwind lasers. In December 2012 Russell Keith Ambrose acquired Ultralase Ltd. Under Eye Hospitals Group Limited, Ultralase Eye Clinics Limited is the sister company to Optimax, sharing clinics, surgeons, optometrists, and working as one family. In April 2014 Nominet dismissed a complaint by Optical Express that Russell Keith Ambrose had funded a website critical of Optical Express. Its author, Sasha Rodoy, My Beautiful Eyes Foundation campaigner and Patient Advocate, underwent lasek eye surgery at Optimax in 2011, resulting in her eyes being irreparably damaged. On 27 November 2020, after claiming insolvency, Optimax Clinics Ltd entered a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) for four years. ==See also== Private healthcare in the United Kingdom ==External links==

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