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To: Papillon who wrote (17069)	3/21/2000 9:44:00 AM
From: Patrick Slevin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17305

I'm playing the Market from the Short side today. By the time there is an announcement, usually at 2:12, 2:13 EST, I may be on the sidelines and waiting. In general I like the market lower through the week but that opinion could change. Haven't looked at the Naz much. I suppose I should but it became (what I consider to be) so overbought that this drop is difficult to read from my perspective. It has recovered so well, so quickly in the past that I don't have a good perspective on it. Th only company that comes to mind over Lasik is VISX. Gotta run; looking to get Short. I don't have much trouble with computers with respect to glasses, by the way. This one I'm on I do, but that's because this is the farthest away from me. I compensated for that by throwing on a 20 inch monitor and increasing the point size on the type. The others only have charts up, usually, and glasses have not been necessary.

To: Papillon who wrote (17069)	3/21/2000 4:34:00 PM
From: ~digs	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17305

<<<What companies are benefiting from LASIK?>>> Briefly, here are some microcaps I'm watching in that sector: EYES, LVCI, LCAV, and VSCI. My understanding is that the decline in VISX share price is a reflection of its inability to maintain a patent on its procedure. However, the market for Lasik therapy is such that there is room for more than a few players IMO, and the VISX selling may have been overdone. I'm considering entry here... near 16. Regards, Dave (started lurking just before Radarview began publication)