EAST MEADOW, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 1999--Sterling Vision, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISEE), a chain of approximately 300 company-owned and franchised retail optical stores, today announced continued record increases in the number of laser surgery procedures performed, during the month of April, 1999, as compared to April, 1998, on the six (6) excimer lasers owned by its wholly owned subsidiary, Insight Laser Centers, Inc., including those performed at Insight's premier facility located in Trump Tower, New York City.
Dr. Robert Cohen, Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors, stated "It has now become evident that the laser surgery procedure continues to gain widespread acceptance by the general public, all as evidenced by such increases; and we believe that this huge rise in laser procedures will have a positive impact on Sterling's 1999 financial performance."
Sterling Vision, Inc. in one of the largest chains of retail optical stores in the United States and a significant managed vision care provider.
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