A new optometry franchise focused exclusively on medical eye care opened its first brick-and-mortar location in York County this week.

A York County optometrist with over 15 years of experience offering medical eye care in the region will lead the first practice of a new Montgomery County-based optometry company.

In 2008, Dr. Gregory R. Jackson helped launch MacuLogix, which started out in 700 square feet in the Hershey Center for Applied Research in Derry Township. The company, which sells AdaptDx, a device that helps for the early detection of age-related macular degeneration, recently moved to 17,400-square-foot office at 3721 TecPort Drive in Swatara Township.