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To: RoseCampion who wrote (9001)	10/27/1999 5:49:00 PM
From: StockHawk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

Rose, You make some very good points. Thank you for doing so. I'm sure we could argue several issues, but I think we have presented a balanced picture for the thread. One comment, though, is that I do realize that the US market is not the only market in the world. However, I think you may be underestimating its importance, and it potential - for a company that captures it even if they do not do as well in other markets. As Uncle Frank would say Prosperous Investing StockHawk

To: RoseCampion who wrote (9001)	10/27/1999 6:10:00 PM
From: Percival 917	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 54805

Good Afternoon Rose, I am by no means making a case for VISX here. I have made my position clear (I hope) in my previous posts. But I would like to address one of your statements where you stated: You think a 20/20 hatchet job on cellphones frying user's brains is bad for business? Wait until the sensationalist media start running lots of "LASIK horror stories" pieces with tearful interviews full of folk with really messed-up eyes after botched surgery. I'm not saying those cases are representative [they aren't] or that the coverage will be fair and accurate - but I am betting dollars to doughnuts that we'll see a bunch of those stories in the six months, if they haven't started already. Unless I miss my guess, I don't believe there will be Lasik Horror Stories in 6 months or possibly ever. There are actually very few complications from this surgery. First, the corneal flap that is cut is only several microns thick. You have had scrapes that were ten times deeper than this. Second, The laser treatment itself will NOT perforate the cornea unlike what happened quite often with Radial Keratotomy. Third, there are only 2 moderately significant problems that can develop. I won't bore you with the specifics but these 2 problems have almost been eliminated. So you are talking about a procedure that is only slightly invasive. Removing a splinter is more invasive. IMHO Joel