Here are LCAV's competitors:
LaserVision Centers (LVCI), Sight Resource (VISN), Beacon (BEY: Toronto Exchange), TLC The Laser Center, and many regional players like Horizon Vision Centers in Northern California. And then there's Keravision (KERA), if implantable corneal rings seem to pose a competitive threat...
Laser manufacturers:
FDA-approved- Visx (VISX) and Summit Technology (BEAM)
In FDA clinical studies- Autonomous Technologies (ATCI), LaserSight (LASE), Nidek, Chiron Vision (recently acquired by Bausch and Lomb), Novatec, and I believe Aesculap-Meditek.
FYI, the only laser center operator with any clearly distinguishable operational difference among the center operators appears to be LVCI, which uses proprietary mobile trailers as part of its growth strategy. You may find their business model and progress more interesting/exciting. |
