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2/1/2004 - Brown Harris Laser Eye Care first local practice to perform CUSTOM LASIK with Bausch & Lomb Zyoptix System

WILMINGTON, NC (February 2004)– Wilmington-based ophthalmologists Dr. Alan W. Brown and Dr. Laura L. Harris are announcing that Brown  Harris Laser Eye Care is the first practice in South Eastern North Carolina to offer the additional technology of the next generation in laser vision correction. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Bausch & Lomb Zyoptix Personalized Laser Vision Correction System for the treatment of near-sightedness and astigmatism. “Approximately 90 percent of individuals who need vision correction have myopia (near-sightedness) or astigmatism,” said Dr. Alan W. Brown “We’re delighted to offer our local patients this personalized LASIK correction technology with the Bausch & Lomb Zyoptix system. I believe this is the best laser vision treatment technology available today.” “This additional technology will allow us to create a personalized LASER vision correction procedure completely individualized to you” said Dr. Laura Harris, “and we are also able to treat certain people who were not previously candidates before for laser vision correction!” The Bausch & Lomb Zyoptix system is unique for a variety of reasons, which include the ability to change the diameter of the laser treatment area coupled with its advanced diagnostic system, which analyzes thousands of data points across the entire eye – to produce a personalized vision treatment plan. Bausch & Lomb Zyoptix system success has been proven outside the United States for over two years – with more than 100,000 procedures in Europe and other parts of the world. The FDA approval has now made it available here in the United States. For more information about this revolutionary procedure, contact Denise Montouri at (910)796-8648. Our surgeons at Brown  Harris Laser Eye Care has been performing Refractive Surgery for over 20 years combined. The national speakers and industry leaders are dedicated to continued state of the art techniques and patient care. To further their commitment of innovation, Dr. Brown founded the Horizon Vision Research Center which is currently engaged in the development of over 20 eye innovation research products. Log on for more information. www.brownharrislasereyecare.com. About Bausch & Lomb Bausch & Lomb is the eye health company, dedicated to perfecting vision and enhancing life for consumers around the world. Its core businesses include soft and rigid gas permeable contact lenses and lens care products, and ophthalmic surgical and pharmaceutical products. The Bausch & Lomb name is one of the best known and most respected healthcare brands in the world. Celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2003, the Company is headquartered in Rochester, New York. Bausch & Lomb’s 2002 revenues were $1.8 billion; it employs approximately 11,500 people worldwide and its products are available in more than 100 countries. More information about the Company can be found on the Bausch & Lomb Web site at www.bausch.com. - end -