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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * LINK WILLIAM J PHD   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS INC [EYE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS INC., 1700 E. ST. ANDREW PLACE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/25/2009 (Street) SANTA ANA, CA 92705 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/25/2009   U   11,386 (1) D $ 22 0 D   Common Stock 02/25/2009   A   3,650 (2) A $ 0 3,650 D   Common Stock 02/26/2009   D   3,650 (2) D $ 22 0 D   Common Stock 02/25/2009   A   6,740 (2) A $ 0 6,740 D   Common Stock 02/26/2009   D   6,740 (2) D $ 22 0 D   Common Stock 02/25/2009   A   2,390 (2) A $ 0 2,390 D   Common Stock 02/26/2009   D   2,390 (2) D $ 22 0 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 33.72

02/25/2009

D(3)

9,500

05/27/2005

05/20/2014

Common Stock

9,500

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LINK WILLIAM J PHD C/O ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS INC. 1700 E. ST. ANDREW PLACE SANTA ANA, CA 92705	X

Signatures

William J. Link, Ph.D., By: Aimee S. Weisner, Attorney in Fact		02/27/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

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**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These shares were tendered to Rainforest Acquisition Inc. ("Purchaser") pursuant to Purchaser?s offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. (the "Issuer") at a cash purchase price of $22.00 per share, without interest, and subject to any required withholding taxes, subject to the terms described in the Offer to Purchase, filed with the SEC on January 27, 2009, as amended (the "Tender Offer"). Such shares were purchased by Purchaser pursuant to the Tender Offer on February 25, 2009.
(2)	The exempt restricted stock units (previously reported on Table II) vested in full and were settled for shares of Issuer Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the applicable equity plan. At the effective time of the merger, such shares were cancelled pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for the right to receive cash payment of $22.00 per share in cash (without interest and subject to any required withholding taxes).
(3)	This previously reported exempt stock option, which has vested as to 100% of the underlying shares in accordance with its terms, will be exchanged for a fully vested stock option issued by Abbott Laboratories to purchase 3,897 shares of Abbott Laboratories common stock at an exercise price of $82.19 per share, determined pursuant to a formula set forth in the Merger Agreement.

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