Bausch & Lomb Corp

This Management Proxy Circular and Proxy Statement (“Proxy Statement”) contains information about the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Bausch + Lomb Corporation which will be held at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, and at any adjournments or postponements thereof (the “Meeting”), for the purposes set forth in this Proxy Statement and in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders. In this document, the words “Bausch + Lomb,” “B+L,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” “ours,” “us” and similar terms refer only to Bausch + Lomb Corporation and not to any other person or entity. References to “US$” or “$” are to United States dollars. Unless otherwise indicated, the statistical and financial data contained in this Proxy Statement are as of March 23, 2026. Links to websites included in this Proxy Statement are provided solely for convenience purposes. Content on the websites, including content on our Company website, is not, and shall not be deemed to be, part of this Proxy Statement or incorporated herein or into any of our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or the Canadian Securities Administrators (the “CSA”).